Hot Fuzz is a hilarious satire of “super cop” films made by the filmmakers who brought us Shaun Of The Dead. Fresh, funny and wholly original, it surpassed my very high expectations.
The story follows the dismissal of a gung ho cop played by Simon Pegg who gets transferred from his London post to a small village for being just a little too intense. But the idyllic village is not all that it seems to be. Wonderful details abound, including the lead character’s emotional attachment to his potted plant.
The film is chock-a-block with great English actors in small and large roles: Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Steve Coogan and Timothy Dalton all make appearances. It’s a special delight for Anglophiles, but you don’t have to be one to find this entertaining.
Two Kinks songs from their Village Green Preservation Society album are featured, which made me especially happy. (More on that madness in another post.) Here’s a YouTube video of that title song.
See this film and laugh. It’s good for you.
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Thanks Birdy for the review..
How can we miss this? Especially if it features not one but TWO KinKs songs from VGPS. Thanks for the youtube link — can’t get enough of that either!
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