Movie Review: Hot Fuzz

Summary: A parody (sort of) of action cop movies (Bad Boys, Lethal Weapon, etc.) by the same guys who did Shawn of the Dead, Cube, and Nothing.

Rating: 6.0 out of 10

Review: Well, this movie had the same feel that Shawn of the Dead did. And it pokes fun at cop movies in an over-the-top dramatic feel. I’m having a hard time describing the feel of this movie, though. It is definitely not like Airplane or Naked Gun; but, it was a parody of cop movies. The setup is a “super cop” in London is doing too good of a job and making his coworkers look bad, so he is shipped off to a small town in the country. How is this “by the book” cop going to adjust to small town living, especially when weird things start happening?

So, I liked the ending of the movie much better than I liked the other 90%. It wasn’t bad, it was just a little boring; a bit too much dry, English humor for most of the movie. Although, this isn’t completely true, because it did mix in the “super cop” feel of action movies and a “who done it” feel of mysteries, just so it could make fun of them. So, all in all, I would say that it is just not my style of comedy. If you liked Shawn of the Dead, you would probably like this movie; and vice versa.