Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent
Director: Edgar Wright
Country: UK
Genre: Action, Comedy

I would have hated to be the editor of the 5,500+ cuts this film has.

Sophomore efforts are always judged more harshly than probably should. When you have a successful debut like this team did with Shaun of the Dead, you have certain expectations to meet. For me, Hot Fuzz at first didn’t necessarily meet my expectations, but more like sidestepped them. I thought it was trying to be too many things at once. But upon subsequent viewings, I’ve come to the conclusion that I think this film is more brilliant than it appears to be. All at once it embraces the humor from Shaun that made them famous, but also separates itself by crafting an action detective story that would fit right in with the Dirty Harry series. And even in that respect, it’s completely an homage, but it’s never derivative. It’s a fun and over the top policeman officer comedy!