Hot Fuzz

The narrowness in adopting clichés from the other side of the ocean is often so perfect that Hot Fuzz slips to a certain self-purpose and so it balances on the edge of good taste (beyond which the similarly tuned synthetic B-movie Tarantino often falls). The film entertains when it is being British on the inside and American on the outside, but then it loses a bit in the finale, which is irresistible at first, but after a while it gets a little excessive. It's hard to justify why, despite the long runtime, great ideas and surprisingly quite engaging storyline, Hot Fuzz didn't make that much of an impression on me. Perhaps its action mimicries are so perfect that they inevitably evoke the shallow impression of a normal action movie. If there is something that I really enjoyed in addition to the atmosphere, then it is the excellent acting by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the perfect return of ex-Bond Timothy Dalton to shootouts, the stylish and youthfully fresh directing by Wright, and the great music of (currently working on Bond) composer David Arnold. When the best action film of 2007 is chosen, Hot Fuzz should not be forgotten... even with all the mockery, it is more fun and full of energy than most overseas productions. However, the film still lacks a higher degree of perspective in order to achieve perfection - not of the parodied genre, but of itself. (09/05/2007)

"You haven’t seen Bad Boys 2?" An action party that has everything – Tony Scott’s epileptic fits, Bay-style helicopters and all that jazz. All spiced up with great British humor and an unusual plot. A movie from the fans to the fans that is a must see for every orthodox geek. (09/24/2007)

Hot Fuzz is to action movies what Shaun of the Dead should have been to zombie horror, i.e. a half parody of the genre on the one hand, and a proud representative thereof on the other. Unlike Shaun of the Dead, Edgar Wright manages to make things work out and the result is a very good and remarkable film with humour, a (horror) twist and sharp action. Basically, without complaints. (06/27/2010)

A great action comedy where everything is a bit exaggerated, but at the same time, it is excellently constructed as both a parody and a standalone functioning film. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost simply fit together, just as Edgar Wright fits with them. This collaboration of these three personalities of contemporary British cinema is the best they have ever been responsible for. (03/13/2014)

Edgar Wright mightily kicks Michael Bay’s ass, burying all conventions and correctness under tons of unique ideas, and leaving the diabolical Simon Pegg to mow down his enemies in an even more uncompromising manner than Bruce Willis in his prime. The film is a unique demonstration that properly referenced, honored, or parodied genre fiction can royally entertain. Unfortunately, this creates an unpleasant issue on the way to the viewer's heart, which may be ordinary ignorance of film action. It’s a simple equation: the more classic films you've seen, the more fun you'll have. (05/13/2007)