Greatest parody film ever?

Rating: 9/10 (27 March 2015)

This film is simply amazing. It's a parody of typical Hollywood action films set in small town England. The whole setting is very reminiscent of Midsomer Murders.
The basic story line - London police officer Nicholas Angel gets transferred to Sandford, a small, boring town, because he is too good an officer and thereby makes the rest of the London police look bad. But Sandford is far from as boring as it initially seems.
The story is basically an episode of Midsomer Murders mixed with action films like Point Blank, Bad Boys and so on. And it's delivered with loads and loads of black British humour.
Everything in the film is very thorough. The script, the characters, the visuals, special effect... it's all top notch. What really makes the film great, is Simon Pegg's performance as Nicholas Angel. Even though his skills are over the top, he's totally believable as a police officer. While the rest of the film is quite unrealistic, his character actually feels very realistic.
The film makes a lot of fun of Hollywood action films as well as British crime series (like Midsumer Murders), and does so extremely well, while at the same time, it's a great and very entertaining film in its own right. And it's absolutely hilarious in the best way possible, without being downright ridiculous like most parody films. And it's very British. Which is a good thing in my opinion.
Definitely one of the best parody films ever, possibly even the best. If you're a fan of Shaun of the Dead, you can't go wrong with this film. Shaun of the Dead is very good - Hot Fuzz is even better.