Action spoils comedy

Rating: Null/10 (8 May 2007)

A promising start to the film eventually develops into long winded slap-stick action sequences.
There is some good comedy in the first half of the film and another Shaun of the dead type triumph seems to be on the cards with the dark British humour and interesting scenario.
However action sequences of this "action-comedy" become tiresome with any tension in the chases or gun fights shattered by the cartoon style jokes. By the end of the film any comedy element is virtually non existent and not helped by the drawn out scenes.
The UK advertising campaign for Hot Fuzz claimed "best action-comedy of 2007". I watched this film in mid February and as far as I know it was the only action-comedy of the year so far.
A missed opportunity to build on the good work done with Shaun of the dead although it somehow seems inevitable that Hot Fuzz will be more successful.