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Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for DVD MovieGuideDVD MovieGuide
After their cult success spoof of horror flicks with 2004’s Shaun of the Dead, filmmakers Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright return to parody police flicks in 2007’s Hot Fuzz. We meet hotshot cop Nicholas Angel (Pegg), an officer so good at what he does that ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at DVD MovieGuide
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Sympatico.ca (Angela Baldassarre)Sympatico.ca (Angela Baldassarre)
A hilarious spoof of police action films, Edgar Wright’s “Hot Fuzz” is the best comedy writing I’ve sat through in years. Actor/co-screenwriter Simon Pegg and his fellow star Nick Frost were responsible for the laughs in Wright’s “Shaun of the ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Sympatico.ca (Angela Baldassarre)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The AgeThe Age
The duo who gave us the hilarious zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead have outdone themselves with Hot Fuzz, a police action thriller that masterfully combines great laughs with seriously good action and thrills. Director Edgar Wright and his co-writer/star ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at The Age
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for UnderGround Online (Brian Tallerico)UnderGround Online (Brian Tallerico)
It's hard to put into words how much you're likely to enjoy Hot Fuzz, the action spoof from the boys who gave the world Shaun of the Dead. To use terminology from the kind of action movies lampooned by Hot Fuzz - such as Bad Boys II, Point Break, and ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at UnderGround Online (Brian Tallerico)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Can Magazine (Fred Topel)Can Magazine (Fred Topel)
Wow, this is shaping up to be a great year for movies. Less than a week after I called Grindhouse the best movie ever made, I saw a movie I may like even more. An insecure writer would make excuses, but I see that as the joy of movies. If Grindhouse can ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Can Magazine (Fred Topel)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
The wits behind the controlled chaos that is “Hot Fuzz,” a parody of Hollywood-style action flicks, wield a somewhat heavier comic cudgel than they did in their last big-screen outing, the zombie caper “Shaun of the Dead.” This time, as they say i ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Box Office ProphetsBox Office Prophets
Oh, how I've been waiting for a movie to come along and directly make fun of Bad Boys II. That alone makes Hot Fuzz worth the price of admission. Here is a British comedy that looks down on (and up to) all the lame-brain Hollywood action movies of the ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Box Office Prophets
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Xi-online (Michael Schenk)Xi-online (Michael Schenk)
Een van de verassingen van 2004 was de film Shaun of the Dead. Deze Britse film, die tegelijk een parodie op en hommage aan de zombiefilm was, werd een grote hit in Amerika en in Groot-Brittannië zelf. De combinatie van Britse humor en een degelijk ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Xi-online (Michael Schenk)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Right about now, you're probably saying, "Dude, what the hell are you talking about? Hot Fuzz ain't an action movie, it's a spoof of one!" You've got some attitude, Mister. Besides, you're wrong! Writer-director Edgar Wright and star/co-writer Simon Pegg ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Dallas Morning NewsThe Dallas Morning News
American movie spoofs have taken a sharp turn toward the crude, cheap and easy in recent years, the better to attract young teen audiences that consider Scary Movie the height of hilarity. Or we may just live too close to our trash to make fun of it ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at The Dallas Morning News
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Film Journal International (Kevin Lally)Film Journal International (Kevin Lally)
With Hot Fuzz, writer-director Edgar Wright and his co-writer and lead actor Simon Pegg certify their credentials as one of the movies' most exciting new comedy duos. Wright and Pegg caught the attention of laugh-starved moviegoers with their witty 2004 ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Film Journal International (Kevin Lally)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
After turning the zombie movie on its head with Shaun Of The Dead, director Edgar Wright and star Simon Pegg wrote the script for Hot Fuzz. This time it's the good old Hollywood cop movie that gets a ribbing, with high-octane action rocking the cobbled ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at BBC Films
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
There's such euphoria surrounding our film industry right now that I'd be tempted to compare it with the heady days of Britpop, were it not for the chill of imminent catastrophe and shame that this word conjures up. At the London Critics' awards last ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for TwitchTwitch
I think the hardest thing about writing a review on Hot Fuzz is gauging where it lies in the average internet movie buff’s consciousness and factoring the notion of expectations. The collaboration of Edgar Wright, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg that ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Twitch
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for filmdeculte.com (Robert Hospyan)filmdeculte.com (Robert Hospyan)
Non content d’avoir signé une série et un film déjà cultes (la méconnue Spaced et Shaun of the Dead), le tandem composé par Edgar Wright (scénariste-réalisateur) et Simon Pegg (scénariste-comédien) revient avec Hot Fuzz, cocktail de référenc ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at filmdeculte.com (Robert Hospyan)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Frank's Reel ReviewsFrank's Reel Reviews
One of the benefits of watching Hot Fuzz, knowing its creators are the geniuses behind Shaun of the Dead, is gently comparing the two and discovering where they stuck to what worked in Shaun and where they experimented with other comedic ploys. In what ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Frank's Reel Reviews
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
One is tempted to label this a British Police Academy film, but it's a far smarter, more visceral, and energetic kin, and even has an honest-to-goodness mystery plot to propel it along. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
More fun than a firkin full of simians -- make that two firkins full of simians -- Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz is everything you could hope for in a parody. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Film Snobs (Jimmy O)Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
If Frank Drebin Investigated The Wicker Man, "Don't!" miss this fun, violent tribute to the absurdity of Michael Bay. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Channel 4 Film (Richard Luck)Channel 4 Film (Richard Luck)
Who'd have thought PC comedy could be so much fun? ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Channel 4 Film (Richard Luck)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)
The film is so dense with jokes and little sight gags it's going to take quite a few viewings to really get the full ride. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
Hot Fuzz does for buddy cop flicks what Shaun of the Dead did for zombie films. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for DVD Clinic ("JimmyO")DVD Clinic ("JimmyO")
What can I say about Hot Fuzz that hasn’t already been said? Well, there really isn’t much to say at all, aside from what a fantastic piece of cinema it is. Edgar Wright happens to be one of the top directors working today, he creates some amazing ima ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at DVD Clinic ("JimmyO")
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Rachel Gordon)filmcritic.com (Rachel Gordon)
For those who appreciated some gore alongside laughter in a movie, and were sick of seeing the slashers of the 1980s being constantly regurgitated for box office dollars, 2004's Shaun of the Dead was a refreshing cinematic experience. It wasn't perfect ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at filmcritic.com (Rachel Gordon)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Critical-Film.com (Jason Pitt)Critical-Film.com (Jason Pitt)
...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Critical-Film.com (Jason Pitt)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
It’s a tricky thing, a cult hit. How do you follow it up? Do you ride the hype, go Hollywood and risk being called a sell-out? Or stay small and potentially confine yourself to ‘Also Out’ columns for the rest of your days? The Shaun Of The Dead team ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for JackassCritics.com ("The Grim Ringler")JackassCritics.com ("The Grim Ringler")
Ya know what, I must sound like the biggest fanboy in town these days. I can’t believe how many awesome movies are coming to theaters with their geek quotients dialed up to fifteen. Great crap! I guess it’s just luck, but trust me, I honestly don’t ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at JackassCritics.com ("The Grim Ringler")
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Bryan Yentz)MovieWeb (Bryan Yentz)
Point Break, Bad Boys 2... By far not the best movies out there, but they do have some pretty crazy moments and bits of action. Knowing this, what is a director and his crew to do? Especially since they hold these movies in such high esteem. Do they ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at MovieWeb (Bryan Yentz)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
This rude, bodily fluid-spattered romp is like the Red Bull version of every bad buddy police picture a little Lethal Weapon , a lot of Bad Boys , and waaaaay too much Point Break . ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for The King's Room (Paul Perkins)The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
A couple of years ago there was a little horror/comedy film that came out called Shaun of the Dead it was a cult hit and it was very funny and scary at the same times. And in one scene it was very sick. They are back in another film but this is more a ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for FilmJudge (David Mercier)FilmJudge (David Mercier)
Nicholas Angel (Pegg) is by far the best copper in London, with an arrest rate 400% higher than anyone else on the force. Fed up with Angel making them look bad, his superiors send him to the village of Sandford, which has the lowest crime rates in the ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at FilmJudge (David Mercier)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for IGN Movies (Joe Utichi)IGN Movies (Joe Utichi)
Two hours of some of Britain's finest contemporary comedy writing. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at IGN Movies (Joe Utichi)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Sun Online (Johnny Vaughan)Sun Online (Johnny Vaughan)
The eye-popping action is worthy of the blockbusters it lampoons and a razor-sharp script packed with top one-liners make this easily the most arresting Brit-com of 2007. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Sun Online (Johnny Vaughan)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.comBullz-Eye.com
For the follow-up to their 2004 zombie comedy, “Shaun of the Dead,” director Edgar Wright and star Simon Pegg had some pretty big shoes to fill. Not only was the British import one of the best movies of the year, but it also grabbed the attention of ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
What separates the “Shaun...” trio from other “fanboy” filmmakers like Eli Roth, and Quentin Tarantino? Simply, in order to find the numerous pop culture references, you’d best pay attention. One of the thrills of being a fellow pop culture ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for About.com (Staci Layne Wilson)About.com (Staci Layne Wilson)
Since Hot Fuzz is from the guys who brought us Shaun of the Dead, you can expect more of the same attention to detail, heartfelt homages to the genre, elaborate set pieces, flawless comedic timing, and ace acting augmented by top-notch writing. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at About.com (Staci Layne Wilson)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for In Film AustraliaIn Film Australia
Two films in and they've already established a hell of a reputation for sending genre conventions through the blender. Writer/director Edgar Wright and writer/star Simon Pegg, the British duo behind 2004's sensational rom-zom-com Shaun of the Dead ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at In Film Australia
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Times [UK] (--)Times [UK] (--)
It has one thing its predecessors never had: a nice cup of tea and some biscuits once the dust has settled. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Times [UK] (--)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
It’s a tricky thing, a cult hit. How do you follow it up? Do you ride the hype, go Hollywood and risk being called a sell-out? Or stay small and potentially confine yourself to ‘Also Out’ columns for the rest of your days? The Shaun Of The Dead ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
If you see Hot Fuzz , you'll never again watch a Michael Bay film without howling with disrespectful laughter. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Town (William David Lee)DVD Town (William David Lee)
Filmmaker Edgar Wright first came to prominence with the British sitcom "Spaced", starring frequent collaborators Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. They brought a unique perspective to the sitcom by infusing it with numerous pop culture references and the ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at DVD Town (William David Lee)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Film Monthly (Gary Schultz)Film Monthly (Gary Schultz)
I’m trying to be creative in my approach to writing this review. I'm trying to find the right words that explain my point of view of the new film from Edgar Wright “Hot Fuzz”. It’s difficult because I don’t want to sound like I am giving too muc ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Film Monthly (Gary Schultz)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Sydney Morning Herald The Sydney Morning Herald
Rarely does a comedy deliver 90 minutes of laughs; and very rarely does a comedy supply those laughs in the context of an engaging story. But Hot Fuzz is a work of comic genius, with a cute story, well-drawn characters, exceptional performances (from ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at The Sydney Morning Herald
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Deseret NewsDeseret News
The buddy-cop picture "Hot Fuzz" is so tongue-in-cheek that at times it nearly chokes. The film is as much a thriller as it is a comedy — and it's surprisingly gory and violent. Still, it does have several enjoyable aspects and is sure to appeal to ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Deseret News
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sydney Morning Herald (--)Sydney Morning Herald (--)
With few exceptions, films that base their comedy on the parody of other films are a pox on the landscape, the mad cow disease of modern cinema. Mel Brooks made it look like a higher form, in films such as Silent Movie and High Anxiety, but it's mostly ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Sydney Morning Herald (--)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Black Star News (Kam Williams)Black Star News (Kam Williams)
Dispassionate dispatching of humans as cinematic road kill. Bloody funny bloodletting, if that's your thing. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Black Star News (Kam Williams)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Robert Wilonsky)Village Voice (Robert Wilonsky)
For all the huzzahs deservedly heaped upon 2004's Shaun of the Dead, in which it took a good long while to discern the living from the walking deceased, the zombie-flick spoof was little more than an extended sketch taken, oh, 19 minutes beyond its ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Village Voice (Robert Wilonsky)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Filmspiegel (Flemming Schock)Filmspiegel (Flemming Schock)
Nicholas Angel (Pegg) ist vielleicht der beste Polizist Londons. Er lässt nichts durchgehen, niemanden entwischen und leider mit einer 400prozentigen Aufklärungsrate auch seine Kollegen schlecht aussehen. Mit einer Beförderung wird Angel ins verschlafe ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Filmspiegel (Flemming Schock)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for House of Horror (John Marrone)House of Horror (John Marrone)
I know this is a bold statement, but I’ll just put it out there anyway: Hot Fuzz is the best guy flick of the new millennium. Hell, it’s quite possibly one of the best guy movies of all time. I know, I know, in a year alone that’s come out with su ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at House of Horror (John Marrone)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
Hot Fuzz, Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg’s cop-film parody follow-up to Shaun of the Dead, is odd bird. Exhibiting a recent trend in postmodern comedy that ranges from television series like Family Guy and The Simpsons to feature films like Shaun of the ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for <<dnb@dca.net>> <<dnb@dca.net>>
Any old fool can make a top cop action spoof--just look at those dunderheads behind "Super Troopers" and "Reno 911!"--but it takes real talent to make a good one. Fans of "Shaun of the Dead" will be quick to point out that Edgar Wright (director) and ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at <<dnb@dca.net>>
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for
If there was ever a soul who needed some spice in his life, it would be Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg). As a police officer, he's colorless and perhaps much too versed on procedural police codes. For example, he notes that certain terminology needs to be ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Jan Stuart)Newsday (Jan Stuart)
A breakneck action-comedy that could put the final digit on Lethal Weapon and its kind, if there is any mercy. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Newsday (Jan Stuart)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Kyle Smith)New York Post (Kyle Smith)
The U.S. audience may be stung to find beloved action clichés desecrated, but these Britheimers are on to something. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at New York Post (Kyle Smith)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Daily Telegraph (David Gritten)Daily Telegraph (David Gritten)
This time, it's loud, pulsating, all-action American cop buddy movies that get worked over - but Pegg and Wright's cops are British bobbies, and the mayhem takes place in a sleepy West Country village. Even in a week when gun crime on British streets is ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Daily Telegraph (David Gritten)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Hot Fuzz may not be quite at its predecessor's mark, but the cast sure is -- they're all, every last one of them, Shauns of the Deadpan. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
I think they go a little gun crazy in the final reel. Bullets shot from the imagination of these guys are fun. Zombies were merely funnier. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Hot Fuzz plays like a funny movie you wish were even funnier ( Fuzz That's Actually Quite Warm might be a more accurate title). ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
...such a dead-on parody of the Michael Bay school of loud, senseless and bombastic action cinema that it gave me an authentic Bad Boys headache. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
These bad boys are obviously having fun, and so will you. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
It's hard to imagine much need to spoof the likes of Bad Boys II . But the ludicrously charming British import Hot Fuzz is a reminder that there's always a call to dispatch the self-important with humor. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
It's as laceratingly entertaining as its predecessor. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
A refreshing change of pace, Hot Fuzz is more than a spoof flick. It parodies and honors it source material at the same time, and reminds us that dumb action movies are always more fun when sprinkled with a bright (if not self-aware) sense of humor ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Although Hot Fuzz is a good 30 minutes too long (the ending -- or endings -- are endless), it is also good for long stretches of laughs. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
A solid follow-up from the makers of 2004's "Shaun of the Dead," the surprisingly rich "Hot Fuzz" is more than your average action movie farce. In two hours the slickly paced, visually explosive film cleverly skewers three completely disparate genres and ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
What those hilarious Shaun of the Dead guys did for zombie flicks, they do for buddy-cop movies in Hot Fuzz . Be careful not to call it a spoof, though. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Hot Fuzz appears to be England's attempt to prove to Hollywood that it can make brawny, blustery blockbusters every bit as noisy as those churned out by Tinseltown on a weekly basis. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Endearingly overstuffed...curiously high-strung...[but has] a pleasing sense of the absurd... ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for FilmStew.com (Brent Simon)FilmStew.com (Brent Simon)
Various cultural commentators have argued rather persuasively that the dead end of modern American hegemonic culture can be most easily located in movies that derive their form, observations and, indeed, entire raison d’etre from other big screen produc ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at FilmStew.com (Brent Simon)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)
Detective Andy Wainwright: You do know there are more guns in the country than there are in the city. Detective Andy Cartwright: Everyone and their mum is packin' round here! Nicholas: Like who? Wainwright: Farmers. Nicholas: Who else? Cartwright: ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
When it comes to a movie as consistently hilarious as Hot Fuzz , it's better to have too much of a good thing than too little. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
An exuberant, ultraviolent and uproarious satire. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
It is almost funny that the best action film of the year so far would also be the one that lovingly mocks that very same genre with impudent glee. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Newark Star-Ledger (Lisa Rose)Newark Star-Ledger (Lisa Rose)
Hot Fuzz runs a bit long for a cop spoof, but it is also one of the funniest law enforcement comedies this side of The Naked Gun. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Lisa Rose)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
Director Wright and his co-writer, Pegg, tap their inner Jerry Bruckheimers in this highly amusing action comedy. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
In its climactic village assault, the English comedy "Hot Fuzz" risks becoming the excessive, slow-mo-slaughter affair it's satirizing. But the best of it is a riot--a "Bad Boys II" fireball hurled with exquisite accuracy at a quaint English town peopled ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Milwaukee Journal-SentinelThe Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
It took an extra two weeks, but here it is: the year’s most ridiculously enjoyable bit of genre slumming. (Sorry, Quentin and Robert.) If you remember Edgar Wright’s 2004 zom-com Shaun of the Dead, you’ll know his affection for conventions goes ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Seattle Times (Moira Macdonald)The Seattle Times (Moira Macdonald)
Sgt. Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg), a solemn-faced blond fellow who looks like Daniel Craig might if his DNA had taken just a bit of a wrong turn, is a good cop. Too good, it turns out: His arrest record, at his London precinct, is 400 percent higher than ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at The Seattle Times (Moira Macdonald)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
Satirical take on action films has two cops trying to solve suspicious murders in a quaint English town. Director: Edgar Wright (2:01).R: Violence, language. At area theaters. Teenage boys around the world owe "Hot Fuzz" creators Edgar Wright and ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Pop Entertainment.com Pop Entertainment.com
Just the idea of Hot Fuzz is so wonderfully whimsical that it could only be made by the British. Sgt. Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is the ultimate London super-cop. Anyone who takes the law in their own hands in the city -- thieves, killers, ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Pop Entertainment.com
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for L.A. Daily News L.A. Daily News
This isn't the best week to release a droll English comedy that ends in a blaze of high-caliber lead. But viewed objectively-if you can — "Hot Fuzz" is one of the cleverest movie parodies to come along in some while. In fact, the last satire of ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at L.A. Daily News
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Arizona Republic The Arizona Republic
Time is the big enemy of Hot Fuzz, a flabby new comedy by the team behind 2004's hilarious Shaun of the Dead. The film is simply too long. An editor should have tightened it up and trimmed 25 minutes. As it is, the movie wears out it welcome long ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at The Arizona Republic
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
Hands up, those of you who saw 2004’s zombie farce ‘‘Shaun of the Dead.’’ You know the drill: A comic British take on a lowbrow Hollywood genre — not quite Python-surreal, but smart and fast and playing by the rules while insisting on a sort ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Boston Globe
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
Parody’s a funny thing, and not always funny ha-ha. But “Hot Fuzz” is bust-a-gut funny because it doesn’t just machine-gun us with cop-movie clichés like a latter-day “Naked Gun.” It launches those cliches into the safest village in England, ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Jolie Williamson)Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Jolie Williamson)
Last year's smash British hit finally lands on our shores with a resounding laugh and a half. London top cop Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is so good he's making the rest of the force look bad. To cool off the heat, Angel's superior officer re-assigns ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Jolie Williamson)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. ClubThe Onion A.V. Club
oung Frankenstein and High Anxiety could only have come from a hardcore cinephile who'd logged time obsessing over Universal horror movies and Alfred Hitchcock thrillers, frame by frame. But recent catchall spoofs like Epic Movie barely seem familiar ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for U.S. Conference of Catholic BishopsU.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Fast-paced, often witty sendup of police buddy films as an overachieving officer (Simon Pegg, who also co-wrote the script) is reassigned to a sleepy country town where he's confronted with a series of fatal "accidents," and how he and laid-back sidekick ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
The wits behind the controlled chaos that is “Hot Fuzz,” a parody of Hollywood-style action flicks, wield a somewhat heavier comic cudgel than they did in their last big-screen outing, the zombie caper “Shaun of the ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Insiders (Eric Lurio)Entertainment Insiders (Eric Lurio)
Two centuries ago, the great actor Edmond Kean lay dying of some disease. A friend of his who was at the scene asked him if dying was hard. The immortal reply was “Dying is easy, COMEDY is hard.” Indeed comedy IS hard to do. Some of the top people ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Entertainment Insiders (Eric Lurio)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Last year's smash British hit finally lands on our shores with a resounding laugh and a half. London top cop Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is so good he's making the rest of the force look bad. To cool off the heat, Angel's superior officer re-assigns ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City Deseret News, Salt Lake City
The buddy-cop picture "Hot Fuzz" is so tongue-in-cheek that at times it nearly chokes. The film is as much a thriller as it is a comedy — and it's surprisingly gory and violent. Still, it does have several enjoyable aspects and is sure ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Diego Metropolitan (Jean Lowerison)San Diego Metropolitan (Jean Lowerison)
Multiple-choice question: People who perform at a much higher level than their colleagues should be (a) congratulated (b) shoved upstairs (c) sidelined. If you answered (c), you're right in tune with "Hot Fuzz," a sly police comedy by Edgar Wright, ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at San Diego Metropolitan (Jean Lowerison)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
It begins softly, but don't be fooled. No sooner does London cop Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) - so good at arrests that other coppers hate him - accept his transfer to the drowsy village of Sandford than the aging populace starts turning into stone-cold, ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
Keeping the genre-busting humour of Shaun - just without the zombies - Hot Fuzz is described as "a British Shane Black movie". They're not kidding - 20 minutes of heavily stylised, slow-mo gun porn sees Nicholas and partner Danny (Nick Frost) - "Crockett ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at BBC Films
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for sneersnipe (David Perilli)sneersnipe (David Perilli)
Simon Pegg is no leading actor. He may be the most successful comic character actor of his generation but he can't save Hot Fuzz from being less of a film than its predecessor Shaun of the Dead. It's a minor slight in a very funny film, another from the ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at sneersnipe (David Perilli)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright developed a vicious cult following in 2004 with the release of their zombie rom-com Shaun of the Dead. What really amazed so many people about that film is the way it took potshots at the zombie genre without actually ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Cinema Blend
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for VarietyVariety
Aside from Pegg (again co-scripting) and Frost, his colleagues on the cult TV comedy series "Spaced" (1999-2001), Wright has assembled a roll call of well-known character actors, including Bill Nighy and Steve Coogan in cameos, an almost unrecognizable ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Variety
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for
This is apparently intended to be a sendup of hero pictures where there’s a guy like Rambo who can clean up a bad town. The guy here is Nicolas Angel (Simon Pegg). I guess Pegg does a good job of interpreting the uptight, straight-shooting Angel, but ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TotalFilm TotalFilm
Someone clever once wrote that it’s a rare movie which can’t benefit from having 20 minutes shaved off the running time and a helicopter explosion added. Hot Fuzz could easily lose half an hour, while at least one of the two-too-many copper ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at TotalFilm
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
The Sandford Players’ tribute to ‘Romeo and Juliet’ isn’t your average pig’s ear of a local production: this particular pig’s ear is modelled on Baz Luhrmann’s high-octane celluloid adaptation, down to a curtain-call singalong of The ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Time Out
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
It has been remarked by more than one critic that the action comedy can be one of the easiest movies to make poorly and one of the most difficult to make effectively. The problem is evident: comedy and action often war with one another, each trying to ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
English director Edgar Wright had a problem settling on a title for his 2004 cult-comedy hit, "Shaun of the Dead," inspired by the George Romero zombie films. All parts of the 24-hour period had been taken ("Night of ...," "Day of ...," "Dawn of...," etc. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
Just like Shaun of the Dead-- Wait, you’ve seen 2004’s Shaun of the Dead, haven’t you? Could be you didn’t: the British film never got a wide release here in the United States. So drop everything you’ve got on tap for today, go rent a copy ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter
It's fast and furious, loud and there's lots of gunplay, but screenwriters Edgar Wright (who directs) and Simon Pegg (who stars) fail to deliver the comic goods or thrills in their cop show lark "Hot Fuzz" the way they did in the zombie spoof "Shaun of ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at The Hollywood Reporter
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
April 20, 2007 | There's a moment in Edgar Wright's "Hot Fuzz" when Simon Pegg's Nicholas Angel, a police sergeant who's recently been transferred from London to a sleepy country village, fields a phone call from a distraught citizen: The fellow's swan ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Film Freak CentralFilm Freak Central
Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost return after the triumph of Shaun of the Dead with the nominal success of Hot Fuzz: the one a dead-on skewering of/homage to the zombie genre, the latter an equally-dead-on skewering of/homage to the buddy-cop ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Film Freak Central
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TwitchTwitch
In a recent interview Pegg, Frost and Wright told me the worst mistake they made re: Hot Fuzz was putting fans on notice so early about the project. With nothing to show off but a concept (albeit a good one that sounded right up their alley) the creators ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Twitch
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
The makers of the zombie cult hit Shaun of the Dead follow with a spoof on Hollywood action films and those buddy cop flicks. Writer-director Edgar Wright keeps it noisy, filled with violence, charged with comical absurdities and delivers the required ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
On a normal Friday, "Hot Fuzz" would be a perfectly respectable choice for filmgoers looking for a hip, fluffy, stupid-smart action comedy. It's the kind of movie that would have been wildly popular on college campuses, before the college campus became a ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for
If there was ever a soul who needed some spice in his life, it would be Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg). As a police officer, he's colorless and perhaps much too versed on procedural police codes. For example, he notes that certain terminology needs ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for <dnb@dca.net> <dnb@dca.net>
Any old fool can make a top cop action spoof--just look at those dunderheads behind "Super Troopers" and "Reno 911!"--but it takes real talent to make a good one. Fans of "Shaun of the Dead" will be quick to point out that Edgar Wright (director) and ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at <dnb@dca.net>
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for L.A. Daily News L.A. Daily News
La traduction littérale, «film de copains», ne fait pas nécessairement très viril, alors qu'évidemment le «buddy movie» est un sous-genre cinématographique essentiellement macho : deux héros (deux policiers en général), que tout oppose, ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at L.A. Daily News
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Moviepie.comMoviepie.com
Hot Fuzz is all of those things and more. And I loved it. The first ten minutes alone are worth the price of admission. Co-written by director Edgar Wright and star Simon Pegg, this action-comedy has the same irreverent, razor-sharp humor that made ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Moviepie.com
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
On the heels of launching a new genre with rom zom com (i.e., romantic zombie comedy) Shaun of the Dead, the writers, director, producers and stars of that cult favorite reunite for this action-movie spoof that draws on the punchy dialogue, buddy-cop ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Blackfilm.comBlackfilm.com
British comedians Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright hit box office gold in 2004 with their hilarious zombie flick satire, “Shaun of the Dead”. The pair avoids the sophomore slump with an equally clever satire of American cop films. “Hot Fuzz” is the ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Blackfilm.com
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Plugged InPlugged In
Nicholas Angel was made for police work. He shoots right to the top of his class at the Academy and soon becomes an exemplary officer. So exemplary, in fact, that he makes everyone else look bad. So his superiors ship him off to the sleepy little village ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Plugged In
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for IndiewireIndiewire
Hot Fuzz" is the fulfillment of most any movie-glutted provincial adolescent's study-hall daydreams - basically, to turn their town into the set of an action movie smash-up. Filming in his hometown hamlet, Somerset, Wells, director Edgar Wright must be ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Indiewire
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVDwolf (Jay Clarke)DVDwolf (Jay Clarke)
I have to say right off – and no one is more surprised about this than me – that I think Hot Fuzz actually surpasses Shaun of the Dead on almost every level. It ultimately does a better job of spoofing the action genre than SOTD did of horror. ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at DVDwolf (Jay Clarke)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
As though British comedy has been running out of the money in the American film derby too long, someone decided it was time to add some jetfuel to the gag tanks. This character action spoof runs on high test all the way, with a pace and a premise that ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
“Shaun of the Dead” director Edgar Wright is having a moment. Not only is his faux-preview (the wonderfully goofy “Don’t Scream”) featured in the bloody Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino exploitation extravaganza “Grindhouse”, but he's ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
A tongue-in-cheek take on Hollywood action films from the makers of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz operates off a series of contrasts: between American and British crime fiction, urban and rural cultures, severe violence and goofy one-liners, and also ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Slant Magazine
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)
Actually, Hot Fuzz doesn’t so much play by its own rules as take the rules of a typical action movie to their logical extreme by applying them where they don’t seem to belong: a sleepy little village in the English countryside. The movie, from the ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)
Hot Fuzz (2007) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for FirstShowing.net (Alex Billington)FirstShowing.net (Alex Billington)
Ever since Shaun of the Dead's cult success in America, the trio of director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have become a hot commodity. Their latest offering, Hot Fuzz, is a farce that mocks England's police in every possible way with ...read the complete Hot Fuzz movie review at FirstShowing.net (Alex Billington)