Brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (20 July 2007)

The most brilliant movie I've seen all year. The humor is both subtle and outrageous, a la Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright. The rapid-fire editing style moves the scenes along and the equally rapid writing is engaging and hysterical. The chemistry between Pegg and Frost is simultaneously touching and genius. This movie begs, borrows and steals from other movies in the "cop" genre without apology, and to great effect.
I am a big fan of Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, but I do not want to compare Hot Fuzz to Shaun of the Dead and Spaced. Hot Fuzz is brilliantly funny, ironic, subtle and well-crafted in its own right. I am sorry for the limited release in the US, as this movie deserves a wider audience. Perhaps Hot Fuzz will receive the late buzz that Shaun of the Dead has received since its release on DVD and recent airings on Comedy Central.