7/10 but surprised by the praise.

Rating: 7/10 (8 August 2007)

7/10 for this one. Staggered though to find it in the top 150 of all time.
Not so much because I didn't rate it that high - more it just doesn't strike me as the sort of film so many others would, especially on a worldwide basis.
I cannot see the logic in putting the success down to British fans / humour though - given the average rating for U.S voters is 8.4 but non U.S is only 8.1.
Unlike others, I actually preferred the early segments of Hot Fuzz. I'd agree little happened of any note, just setting up the latter plot but it always remained an interesting scope on country life.
I found it as much a take on Midsomer Murders as American cop shows.
On the plusses, the supporting cast were all terrific, some very good characters and a great take on English country life and Frost played the role brilliantly and convincingly.
The other coppers were a mixed mag, the uniformed ones were all super, the female cop arguably the best character in the film, brilliantly scripted and played out.
But the two detectives for me, never even bordered on likable or amusing and their character change near the end was far too much of a bolt out of the blue.
Not so much negatives but minor criticisms - on reflection I didn't actually find many if any laugh out loud gags. It never stopped being pleasant, enjoyable or mildly humorous, but to hear some talking of side-splitting laughter, don't be fooled into thinking this is Airplane, Four Weddings or Monty Python & the Holy Grail. I actually preferred Shaun of the Dead by maybe one mark to this with the similar-ish gags funnier first time time round.
The shoot-out scene at the end seemed to get a little lost. For the main part it had a touch of the A-Team with shootings, violence from distances where you couldn't miss but nobody actually getting killed which didn't fit with the film as a whole where there was plenty of gory deaths.
But all in all, well worth a look. You won't find too many films better written or as unique & enjoyable as Hot Fuzz.