Disappointing, especially in comparison to Shaun of the Dead

Rating: 5/10 (8 July 2007)

I waited a long time to get to see this film. I'm a huge Shaun of the Dead fan.
My first impression was that it had a better technical feel than SOTD and was very well made, however, I was struggling to laugh at much of it. There were some funny moments but despite trying hard to enjoy it I'm afraid I was left quite disappointed.
In SOTD there was great chemistry between the two leads, this seemed to be missing in HF. The main character Sergeant Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) was an outstanding police officer and could do no wrong, a feature I just don't find funny. I preferred the loser makes good in a crisis theme of SOTD. Nick Frost's character (PC Danny Butterman) was much funnier.
I have re-watched this film again and found that halfway through I became bored and distracted. This does not happen with SOTD which I regularly replay.
I am a little surprised by the high score others have given it. Most people I know personally agree with me, that though it is a reasonable British comedy with some funny moments it is not in the same class as the classic Shaun of the Dead.
Worth watching, but not one for the collection.