Hot Fuzz

Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent

Directed by Edgar Wright

Rating: 5 stars

"For the greater good."

Sergeant Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is an excellent cop. In fact, he's so good at his job that he makes everyone else on his team look bad. Angel gets transferred from the hectic London life where crime happens every day to the quiet country side of Sandford. While everyone in town accepts what is going on (like under-age drinking), Angel makes arrests anyway. His fellow partner, Danny Butterman (Nick Frost) is fascinated by Angel's active past in the police force. When the murder of two actors occurs, Angel becomes suspicious and starts his own task to find the culprit. With the help of Danny, they try and solve the mystery of the multiple murders in Sandford. However, a surprise ending as to who is killing these people bring a funny and satisfying ending.

I would rate this movie five stars. It's clever and hilarious. Simon Pegg does an excellent job in this movie and Nick Frost is hilarious as his partner. I loved this movie the first time I saw it. The ending was funny, finding out that there was more than one killer and that it turned out to be the Neighborhood Association. Edgard Wright drops subtle hints in the movie, such as when Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are in their cop car, people watching and Simon Pegg takes a notice to a man with a long coat on. He notices someone else too and the scene goes a little like this: Simon Pegg: "Ask yourself, why has he got his hat pulled down like that?" Nick Frost answers, "He's .... ugly." Simon Pegg adds, "Or he doesn't want you to see his face." Nick Frost persists, "'Cause he's .... ugly."

Just a warning, there's lots of cursing in this movie. As you tend to find in quite a few British films, the "F-bomb" is used quite a bit. If cursing in a movie doesn't bother you, then I would recommend watching this one. This movie is funny throughout the two hours and keeps you laughing at short jokes and pranks. If you liked this movie, you might enjoy Shaun of the Dead which has Simon Pegg and Nick Frost working side by side as well.