Certificate: 15 Running Time: 124 mins Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Timothy Dalton, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine
Following up the success of 'rom-zom-com' 'Shaun of the Dead' was always going to be a difficult proposition, but Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and director Edgar Wright seem to have managed it admirably with buddy cop action comedy 'Hot Fuzz'... Pegg stars as PC Nick Angel, a Metropolitan police officer who is so good at his job that he's sent off to a sleepy Somerset village instead, because he's making all the other coppers look bad. Initially, when he arrives, it seems that nothing ever happens in the village and he's in for a boring time... However, while there are no murders or violent incidents, the village does have a high count of mysterious accidents - could the village's smarmy supermarket boss (Timothy Dalton) have something to do with them? The film opens decently enough, introducing a variety of supporting characters with their own individual quirks. Frost is merely covering old ground, merely playing Ed from 'Shaun...' in a police uniform, but he is always hilarious and has perfect natural comic chemistry with Pegg, who manages to pull off a straight man role, which is unusual for him. Other notable mentions have to go to Paddy Considine and Rafe Spall as a couple of sarky detectives and Dalton who has a ball with his smarmy role as the potential villain of the piece. However, the mid-section undeniably drags before we reach the hilarious climax with a fantastic shoot-out in a supermarket, which references a number of classic action movies (the nod to 'Point Break' is a particular highlight). Overall, it's not as immediately funny and appealing as 'Shaun of the Dead', but 'Hot Fuzz' is certain to feature as one of the year's funniest movies regardless... Kirsten McAlpine
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