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Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

  • Status: Released
  • 14-02-2007
  • Runtime: 121 min
  • Score: 7.561
  • Vote count: 7642

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

Simon Pegg

Nicholas Angel

Nick Frost

PC Danny Butterman

Jim Broadbent

Inspector Frank Butterman

Paddy Considine

DS Andy Wainwright

Rafe Spall

DC Andy Cartwright

Kevin Eldon

Sergeant Tony Fisher

Olivia Colman

PC Doris Thatcher

Bill Bailey

Sergeant Turner

Karl Johnson

PC Bob Walker

Timothy Dalton

Simon Skinner

Edward Woodward

Tom Weaver

Billie Whitelaw

Joyce Cooper

Stuart Wilson

Dr. Robin Hatcher

Paul Freeman

Rev. Philip Shooter

Rory McCann

Michael Armstrong

Kenneth Cranham

James Reaper

Maria Charles

Mrs. Reaper

Peter Wight

Roy Porter

Julia Deakin

Mary Porter

Eric Mason

Bernard Cooper

Trevor Nichols

Greg Prosser

Elizabeth Elvin

Sheree Prosser

Patricia Franklin

Annette Roper

Lorraine Hilton

Amanda Paver

Tim Barlow

Mr. Treacher

Anne Reid

Leslie Tiller

Adam Buxton

Tim Messenger

David Threlfall

Martin Blower

Lucy Punch

Eve Draper

David Bradley

Arthur Webley

Ron Cook

George Merchant

Alice Lowe

Tina

Martin Freeman

Met Sergeant

Bill Nighy

Met Chief Inspector

Stephen Merchant

Peter Ian Staker

Ben McKay

Peter Cocker

Robert Popper

'Not' Janine

Joe Cornish

Bob

Chris Waitt

Dave

Colin Michael Carmichael

Heston Services Clerk

Tom Strode Walton

Underage Drinker #1

Troy Woollan

Underage Drinker #2

Rory Lowings

Underage Drinker #3

Nicholas Wilson

Butcher Brother

Kevin Wilson

Butcher Brother

Graham Low

The Living Statue

Alexander King

Aaron A. Aaronson

Cate Blanchett

Janine (uncredited)

Steve Coogan

Metropolitan Police Inspector (uncredited)

Peter Jackson

Thief Dressed as Father Christmas (uncredited)

Garth Jennings

Crack Addict (uncredited)

Edgar Wright

Shelf Stacker / Voice of Dave (uncredited)

Lesley Wright

Village of The Year Judge (uncredited)

Peter Wild

Village of The Year Judge (uncredited)

Gillian Rosemary Smith

Village of The Year Judge (uncredited)

John Chard

Homage or parody, Hot Fuzz is the best of modern British comedy. Police Constable Nicholas Angel is the pride of the London Service, trouble is is that he is making everybody else look bad, so much so his superiors promote him to Sergeant in the sleepy village of Sandford, Gloucestershire. Yet all is not right with Sandford as the locals start meeting grizzly deaths, thus thrusting Angel into his biggest case so far. The biggest question on most film goers lips was could the pairing of Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg triumphantly follow the monster cult success of Shaun Of The Dead? Well the plot premise for Hot Fuzz hardly leaps out as something to grab the attention span of many, but they have crafted a tremendously funny film that winks at the action genre with genuine love and admiration. Simon Pegg and his trusty sidekick, Nick Frost, clearly have an earthbound appeal that many (even outside of Britain) can warm too, not pretty or over svelt, these guys are fans of movies making movies purely for the fans, and it shows. Neither Pegg or Frost try to steal scenes from each other, both men after over a decade of working together are clearly comfortable with their coupling and thus manage to fine tune their working chemistry. Once Angel (Pegg) lands at Sandford Village we are introduced to a ream of British Village stereotypes (archetypes actually), all characters ripe for hilarious scenarios that our fish out water (big city cop) Sergeant struggles to comprehend. We observe as he is dumb struck at the ineptitude of the Village Police Force (erm service actually) and is then forced to work alongside dough eyed Constable Butterman (a film stealing Frost). Angel's exasperation at where he finds himself is mirthful joy to us the viewers. The dialogue is priceless, one liners and hat tipping nods to the action genre come thick and fast, in fact you can watch Hot Fuzz repeatedly and play spot the homage each time. I mean come on people, we got both James Bond (a delicious turn from Timothy Dalton) and Belloq in here strutting their stuff. The action set pieces are not found wanting either, director Wright having the time of his life with the crash bang wallop that flows in the final third. The test of a great comedy is how it stands up to repeat viewings, to me Hot Fuzz delivers no matter how many times it is viewed. For even when you know what is coming up next, the smile on your face is already there before the event, wonderful, wonderful film made by guys who love movies as much as ourselves. 10/10

Per Gunnar Jonsson

I was not sure what to expect from this movie that I found on Netflix a while ago while browsing through the catalog. The movie poster makes it look like a hard-boiled police action movie but reading the reviews it became clear that it was more of a comedy. I had not heard of the movie before but it generally got good reviews so the other evening me and the boys sat down to watch it. This is a fun movie. A good, old-fashioned British comedy. The core story could very well have been a serious crime story but the way it is implemented makes it so incredibly silly in a fun way. It starts off pretty much right away when PC Angel is told that he will be promoted but moved, because he makes the rest if the bunch of the dimwits at the precinct look bad, to a small British town where the most fun you can have is to watch the grass grow or get drunk and from there it goes downhill for Angel. His new colleagues are somewhat weird not to mention more or less useless when it comes to police work. The by-the-book Angel is getting more and more frustrated and his only friend is the son of his new boss, whom he arrested on the first day by the way. When the grizzly “accidents” starts to happen the movie, in particular the explanations as to why they are “accidents” and not crimes, become more and more absurd. The special effects guys seems to have learned a trick or two from the Monty Python gang when it comes to over the top gory blood splattered scenes by the way. In the final showdown between Angel and the totally whacko gang that keeps the town “clean” by deadly serious methods is short references to great many action movies. The amount of shots fired and the ratio of misses versus actual hits is nothing short of ludicrous. It was just so absurdly funny that it is difficult to describe. If you are in the mood for some good solid British comedy then I can recommend this one. It is a very well done comedy and a lot more enjoyable than the get drunk and/or fall on your arse and/or and puke all over the place “comedies” that comes thirteen to the dozen today.