From the crew who brought you Shaun of the Dead, comes another comical look at intense action with "Hot Fuzz." The expectations were high going into this, and it was like an ice cream cone with a little treat at the very bottom that makes you finish it. This movie, although a little annoying at some parts, with the camera close-ups and the sound effects for certain parts to spoof those action movies, was enjoyable. These guys can make something that is suppose to be joke, and turn it into a rather serious concept. The brutal killings that happen around town are quite graphic for a comedy. The whole time as we wonder what exactly is going on there is that confusion that you would normally not get in a real action movie. The two main characters Sergent Angel and Danny played by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost put on another good performance. They compliment each other just as good as peanut butter and jelly, for without one of them, neither part is funny.
The movie is rather dull at some parts, especially in the middle, and it makes you cringe with the suspense that may or may not be building up. Then the climax comes and makes up for it, in ways you would never suspect from a movie like this. The western, Eastwood like shootout in the end is something that Hollywood should take notes on. This made all the difference for this movie. I give it a 3.8 out of 5, only because the British accent at times was a bit tough to understand, and some parts are just extremely pointless. Still the way it pokes at action movies and still gives back more action than others makes it a winner in my book.
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