By Lindsi Hebert, Staff Reporter.
Directed by Edgar Wright and released in 2007, “Hot Fuzz” introduces you to Police Constable [PC] Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg), a cop in London’s police department. A good cop, a little…too good. He’s so good, in fact, that the police chief transfers him out of the London unit because he’s started making the other officers look bad.
Once out in the country, he meets his new partner, PC Danny Butterman (Nick Frost), who is constantly asking Nicholas if he’s done stuff that comes straight out of an action movie. Together, they tackle the problems of a small town, which mostly amounts to stopping underage kids from sneaking drinks in pubs.
Yep, it seems like everything in Nicholas Angel’s career is pretty boring, that is until two bodies show up without their heads. It’s quickly written off as an accident, but something seems fishy to PC Nicholas Angel…
“Hot Fuzz” is funny. There’s no doubting it. You can tell that Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright worked together on the script. Wright’s directed a few other comedies that you might have heard of, like “Shaun of the Dead”, “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World”, and “The World’s End”. “Hot Fuzz” is probably one of Wright’s funniest movies, and it’s easy to see why.
You’ve got a pretty classic lineup going, with the trope of the Type A personality, incredibly professional Nicholas Angel, and the dopey, quirky sidekick Danny Butterman. You see this type of pairing all the time in comedies, because they work so well together. “Hot Fuzz” plays that up big time, but it’s so funny that you don’t really care. It does exactly what a comedy is supposed to do: make you laugh.
That’s about the only stereotypical thing you’re going to see in “Hot Fuzz”. This movie holds up great as an action flick too, and has one of the coolest, most ridiculous car chase scenes I’ve ever seen. However you think this movie is going to end up, you’re wrong. Yes, there’s a twist, and I won’t go any farther than that. Just go in to “Hot Fuzz” thinking you’re going to watch the typical, kind of boring comedy, then after you’ve watched it and had your mind blown email me a thank you card.
I’m going to say this one more time because it needs to be repeated. Hot Fuzz is FUNNY. All caps, bolded and underlined. There’s not a time in this movie where I wasn’t shaking my head at a dumb joke or laughing at the antics on screen. “Hot Fuzz” is a great movie that you won’t get tired of watching, and it definitely deserves a spot on your shelf. On a scale of 1-5 gummy bears, with 5 gummy bears being the best, this movie is an action packed and hilarious 5.
