Hot Fuzz

Rating: Null/10 (19 September 2010)

I propose that if Quentin Tarentino made comedies, his name would be Edgar Wright: Both filmmakers share a cult sensibility, a smartly allusionary approach, and a load of talent. All of these elements are at play in Hot Fuzz, stylistically notable for its sequences of intense montage--its best moments invoke artful synthesis and Michael Bay chaos in equal measure-- and for Wrights's keen sense of visual irony, particularly when drawing on the hilariously stoic Simon Pegg. Wright makes great films, his distinctly filmic sense of humor is a much-needed departure from Hollywood jokiness, Hot Fuzz is awesome and you really should have seen Scott Pilgrim.