As a 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.
Nervous yet, Hollywood? Better make room for a few more lads.
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out New York,
21 Apr 2007
fresh:
Hot Fuzz is everything an action-comedy should be. It achieves through parody what most films in the genre can't accomplish straight.
– Nathan Rabin,
AV Club,
21 Apr 2007
fresh:
The movie duly quickens into pursuits of every speed, and the homage to action thrillers is there in the smallest detail; the clicking of a ballpoint pen, say, is amplified to sound as menacing as the cocking of a gun.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
23 Apr 2007
fresh:
Wright and Pegg have topped Shaun of the Dead by trans(atlantic)planting a whole gaggle of genres.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
24 Apr 2007
fresh:
It's such a vibrant goof, so full of love both for the movies and for its cast of ridiculous characters that you forgive it the odd soggy stretch.