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Hot Fuzz (2007)

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Reviews Counted:37

Fresh:34

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7.2/10

Consensus: The brilliant minds behind Shaun of the Dead successfully take a shot at the buddy cop genre with Hot Fuzz. The result is a bitingly satiric and hugely entertaining parody.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for violent content including some graphic images, and language.

Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Apr 20, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $23,618,786

Synopsis: Hot Fuzz is the action-packed new comedy from the makers of the hit movie Shaun of the Dead. With the same razor-sharp combination of humor and attention to detail they used to breathe new life... Hot Fuzz is the action-packed new comedy from the makers of the hit movie Shaun of the Dead. With the same razor-sharp combination of humor and attention to detail they used to breathe new life into the undead, Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright have set their sights on Action Movies for their next uniquely funny vision. Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is the finest cop London has to offer, with an arrest record 400% higher than any other officer on the force. He’s so good, he makes everyone else look bad. As a result, Angel’s superiors send him to a place where his talents won’t be quite so embarrassing -- the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of Sandford. Once there, he is partnered with the well-meaning but overeager police officer Danny Butterman (Nick Frost). The son of amiable Police Chief Frank Butterman (Jim Broadbent), Danny is a huge action movie fan and believes his new big-city partner might just be a real-life "bad boy," and his chance to experience the life of gunfights and car chases he so longs for. Angel is quick to dismiss this as childish fantasy and Danny’s puppy-like enthusiasm only adds to Angel’s growing frustration. However, as a series of grisly accidents rocks the village, Angel is convinced that Sandford is not what it seems and as the intrigue deepens, Danny’s dreams of explosive, high-octane, car-chasing, gunfighting, all-out action seem more and more like a reality. It's time for these small-town cops to break out some big-city justice. Written by Pegg and director Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz reteams Pegg and Frost alongside a killer cast. In addition to Oscar winner Jim Broadbent, the stellar lineup of talent includes Paddy Considine (In America), Steve Coogan (Night at the Museum), Timothy Dalton (The Living Daylights), Martin Freeman (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest), Lucy Punch (The Class), Anne Reid (The Mother), Billie Whitelaw (The Omen), Stuart Wilson (The Mask of Zorro), Edward Woodward (The Equalizer), and plenty of surprises! --© Rogue Pictures [More]

Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Bill Bailey, Jim Broadbent

Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Bill Bailey, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Paddy Considine, Steve Coogan, Timothy Dalton, Kevin Eldon, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy, Edward Woodward

Director: Edgar Wright

Director: Edgar Wright
Screenwriter: Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg
Producer: Tim Bevan, Nira Park
Composer: David Arnold
Studio: Rogue Pictures

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Sep 22, 2009

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Wright and Pegg have topped Shaun of the Dead by trans(atlantic)planting a whole gaggle of genres.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
04/24/07
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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The movie duly quickens into pursuits of every speed, and the homage to action thrillers is there in the smallest detail; the clicking of a ballpoint pen, say, is amplified to sound as menacing as the cocking of a gun.

Full Review Source: New Yorker | comment Comment
04/23/07
Anthony Lane
Anthony Lane
New Yorker
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Though it's no Monty Python, Hot Fuzz is a clever, over-the-top marriage of mayhem and merriment.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
04/20/07
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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What prevents Hot Fuzz from crossing over into already well-travelled Naked Gun territory is the constant bouncing of high-Hollywood style and the timid, teatime setting.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
04/20/07
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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Only people who have an equal fondness for strolls through English cottage gardens and Dirty Harry movies are going to fall madly in love with the film, but just about everybody is going to like it.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
04/20/07
Peter Hartlaub
Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle
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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.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
04/20/07
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Summer hasn’t arrived, but the funniest riff on a summer movie genre has already landed.

Full Review Source: Newsweek | comment Comment
04/20/07
David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek
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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.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
04/20/07
Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose
Newark Star-Ledger
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The U.S. audience may be stung to find beloved action clichés desecrated, but these Britheimers are on to something.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
04/20/07
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post
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Pegg and Wright are armed with an endlessly impressive arsenal of attention grabbers, from witty editing tricks to a wry soundtrack and a joke-packed script that demands multiple viewings.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
04/20/07
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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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.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
04/20/07
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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Hot Fuzz is warm at the beginning, too cool in the middle and boiling at the end -- which makes it too close to lukewarm.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment 2 Comments
04/20/07
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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These bad boys are obviously having fun, and so will you.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
04/20/07
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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Rarely have we seen a British comedy in which the protagonists are armed to the teeth with both wit and automatic weapons.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
04/20/07
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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For a movie based on the stunted mental development and perfect action timing of American crime-fighting pics, Hot Fuzz has surprisingly little idea of how to get to its point, or when.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment 1 Comment
04/20/07
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post
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Hot Fuzz is the funniest send-up of slam-bang action mayhem since Team America: World Police.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
04/20/07
Chris Vognar
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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The straight-faced spoof is really quite funny, if you can get beyond the graphic gore and mind-numbing final 30 minutes.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
04/20/07
Mary Houlihan
Mary Houlihan
Chicago Sun-Times
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The transplanted action cliches mix easily with the eccentric English characters, and as a director Wright is adept at framing and cutting for excitement as well as laughs.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
04/20/07
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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Think of Hot Fuzz, a British parody of Hollywood-style action flicks, as The Full Monty blown to smithereens.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
04/20/07
Manohla Dargis
Manohla Dargis
New York Times
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It’s to the Lethal Weapon movies what left-hand driving on a country lane is to a freeway chase: pokey, more than a little daft, but with a bloody surprise around every hedge.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
04/20/07
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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