Hot Fuzz 2007
A buddy cop that took a somewhat unexpected turn. Funny, quirky, and somewhat dark as only the Brits can make.
Genius showcase of how to spoof and how to do visual comedy (something director Edgar Wright is the master of currently) Hot Fuzz has hilarious performances by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost with the same fantastic chemistry they have in everything they do together. Excellent replay value thanks to hundreds of hidden jokes and no-brainer fun. A must watch for fans of british comedy and interesting directorial styles.
If you're familiar with Edgar Wright, you will know what to expect from him. For those of you who don't, you'll be pleasantly surprised. I personally feel the movie has a slow start but the comedy is good and kept me interested up to the point the plot began to build up. The climax of the story was hilarious and well done, I didn't see it coming and nowadays, I don't get to say about a lot of movies. If you go in expecting lots of actions, you'll be disappointed (aside from one scene, no spoilers!). This is mostly a comedy/mystery movie and it's done a very good job at it too. Good humor, a good mystery and good acting by both Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.
One of the many good movies from director Edgar Wright – if you loved Shaun of the Dead, then this Buddy-Cop Homage will make you double over (and question humanity – or lack, thereof) just as much. Sandford is a small English village with the lowest crime and murder rates, so when overachieving police Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) gets sent there because he was so good he intimidated those around him, he just about loses it. From car-chasing, bone-thrilling, head-blowing action, he graduates to swan-calling, thrill-seeking, sleep-inducing madness. But all that’s about to change – for the worse? For the better? You decide. An obscenely funny flick that has an intriguing plot and an even greater set of characters, Hot Fuzz wasn’t named the best film of the Cornetto trilogy for nothing, clearly cementing Pegg and Nick Frost as the ultimate action duo of the genre.