Bloody Brilliant

Rating: 8/10 (4 August 2007)

No-one can doubt the huge cultural impact of "Hot Fuzz". My work colleagues and I frequently blow raspberries, flick the Vees and invite each other to "Jog On".
Just as they did with "Shaun of the Dead", Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg have taken a fairly stale movie sub-genre, fed it a few drinks and filmed it making an ass of itself in public. People expect UK comedy movies to be gently mocking, middle-class tales about Hugh Grant falling for an unattainable American or a bunch of Northerners who form the world's only nude brass band. "Hot Fuzz" manages to combine traditional British whimsy with a healthy dose of American Action Steroids and the result doesn't so much break the mould as blow up the mould factory.
Is it any good? You bet. "Hot Fuzz" is a high-octane blend of running gags, snappy one-liners, clever observational comedy, fine acting, gunplay and messy murder scenes. "Hot Fuzz" is the perfect antidote for anyone who's overdosed on one-too-many Brit gangster flicks, American cop-buddy movies or Richard Curtis's so-called comedies.