Fresh
It's such a vibrant goof, so full of love both for the movies and for its cast of ridiculous characters that you forgive it the odd soggy stretch.
Dana Stevens, Slate
Hot Fuzz
Big cops. Small town. Moderate violence.
2007 · 2h 1m · R
Action, Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Edgar Wright
Overview
Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.
Director and cast
- Edgar Wright Director
- Simon Pegg as Nicholas Angel
- Nick Frost as PC Danny Butterman
- Jim Broadbent as Inspector Frank Butterman
- Paddy Considine as DS Andy Wainwright
- Rafe Spall as DC Andy Cartwright
- Kevin Eldon as Sergeant Tony Fisher
- Olivia Colman as PC Doris Thatcher
- Bill Bailey as Sergeant Turner
- Karl Johnson as PC Bob Walker
- Timothy Dalton as Simon Skinner
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Wright and Pegg have topped Shaun of the Dead by trans(atlantic)planting a whole gaggle of genres.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Fresh
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.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Fresh
Hot Fuzz is everything an action-comedy should be. It achieves through parody what most films in the genre can't accomplish straight.
Nathan Rabin, AV Club
Fresh
Nervous yet, Hollywood? Better make room for a few more lads.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
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