Fuzz Hotter Than The Ones it Spoofs

Rating: 7/10 (17 May 2007)

Whether you love or hate the movies they are spoofing you'll love "Hot Fuzz" From a ridiculous plot and collection of characters to even more ridiculous directorial techniques from hyper active editing of mundane things to overly wrought sound design the movie makers tapped directly into the hot vein of American action genre films. And it is hilarious.
In so many ways it is actually better than the action genre films it's spoofing.
It's smart in all the right places and completely ludicrous in all the right places which makes for a fun time at the cinemaplex.
There has been a glut of "spoof" movies from the "Scary Movie" cycle to the horrible "Date Movie". The difference here is this one rides its own merits of story, character and plot while reminiscing about those great to mediocre action movies of the past without simply twisting a scene directly form those movies.
Like their last outing, "Shaun of the Dead", they made a movie here with just the right amounts of jokes and didn't rely too much on gags.
A definite must see.