Murderous police chase...

Rating: 9/10 (31 March 2007)

The comedic activities of the police force has been portrayed through countless films, mostly with idiotic results. But what happens when you combine Lethal Weapon with Dirty Harry and Shaun of the Dead? You get an ingenious new look on the fuzz.
As the best police officer that London has to offer, Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is reassigned to the crime-free village of Sandford, because his amazing skills makes every other London police officer look really bad at their work. Once here, and partnered with the overeager Danny Butterman (Nick Frost), the village begins experiencing a number of grisly accidents, and Angel believes that there is more to these accidents then meets the eye.
The story surrounding Hot Fuzz is initially simple which helps the viewer gets comfortable with the setting. Yet as events takes place, the film begins to become a little more complicated but it never reaches the point where a viewer would fail to understand what is happening. Instead the story is clever in execution, allowing for a mystery to finally be solved in the usual police fashion. Overall, the story is exceptionally told with its flowing pace that never slumps, and the humorous tendencies imposed within, luckily, do not go to make the story weaker in any way.
The film, as the comedy it is, is littered with the typical British comedy, black comedy and a couple of hilarious oddities. While not exactly a parody, as Hot Fuzz does not go out to make fun of particular movies, it is comprised of virtually minute-to-minute laughs and like any good comedy, has its share of serious moments.
What makes Hot Fuzz so much better then it already is, is the great standard of acting, not only by Pegg and Frost, but by the rest of the cast as well. Each actor/ actress plays their character with utmost realism, and the characters all fall into place with some awesome chemistry.
For a comedy, Hot Fuzz contains some gruesome deaths. While the gore factor is not on par with Shaun of the Dead, it does have its fair share of blood, be it being stabbing or shooting, and even one victim having his head smashed by a giant piece of concrete. Assisting the violent nature of the film ,there is a fair share of language. While sporadic at first, the films characters do begin to utter the F word quite frequently.
Hot Fuzz brings the best elements of comedy, with the fine intervention of great storytelling and some down right good acting. If not for the violent nature of the murders and excessive language use, Hot Fuzz could have been more accessible, but nonetheless, the film proves that British comedy has not only the staying power, but the ability to be better then their American counterparts.
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