The best movie in years!

Rating: Null/10 (22 April 2007)

It must be stated before all else that I am not a fan of British entertainment. I never have been. It's nothing against the British, I guess I among those who just don't get it. The distinction between this particular piece of British entertainment, a satirical action picture brilliantly titled Hot Fuzz, is although the production may be British, the target of parody is something uniquely American: the big-budget, loud, and often times not very good action picture.
Like most guys in the 18-29 demographic, I find almost nothing as fun as watching a bloody, explosion-filled, and for some, headache-inducing testosterone-driven ninety minutes of excitement in a dark movie theater (although with DVD these days, it's almost just as much fun at home). Unfortunately, there's often more brains being blown up on screen than brains being put to use behind the camera. Hot Fuzz is perhaps the first action extravaganza in years to have thought, story, and characters to go along with the mayhem. Those not familiar with the staples of the genre will most likely be lost, but for those who have grown up on a steady diet of Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, and the other action franchises of the last twenty years will probably be left breathless. Even my mother, who is not a fan of violent action, found it to be brilliant satire. A big part of what is be satirized is the unintentional romanticized buddy conventions of action epics, so Hot Fuzz like Edgar Wright's previous masterpiece Shaun of the Dead, often plays out like a romantic comedy. Use that logic with your girlfriend and you may have a date to the best movie in years. 10/10