Tiassa
04-28-07, 05:34 PM
I couldn't believe it. Really. This movie has been so terribly marketed in the U.S. that my first reaction to the trailer was, "Why would I want to see this film?"
It's a bit hard to explain the answer. Or it's easy: Go see the film. It's effing great!
One local review of the film reads:
With the spoof genre degenerating into a limp series of audience-congratulatory pop-culture blips, 2004's Shaun of the Dead proved a happy rarity—a parody that not only affectionately took the piss out of the whole cinematic zombie mythos, but also functioned as a full-blooded member of same. Hot Fuzz continues along the same lines, this time setting its sights on the modern action flick .... (Andrew Wright (http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/GetOut?film=37893))
The thing is that it both is and isn't a spoof film. It has all the characteristics of the spoof genre, but is far too refined. The plot is simple: Cop gets reassigned to rural BF-England and strangeness not so much ensues as blossoms from its urban-vernal hints. Timothy Dalton gives a strong, sleazy performance among a solid cast that plays just straight enough to efficiently counterpoint Simon Pegg's flabbergasted Sgt. Angel.
For comparison, Broken Lizard's Super Troopers was funnier than I expected; Hot Fuzz is far, far better than I could have expected.
Go see. Now. Do not pass "Go". Stop only to hit the bong, and then go.
It's a bit hard to explain the answer. Or it's easy: Go see the film. It's effing great!
One local review of the film reads:
With the spoof genre degenerating into a limp series of audience-congratulatory pop-culture blips, 2004's Shaun of the Dead proved a happy rarity—a parody that not only affectionately took the piss out of the whole cinematic zombie mythos, but also functioned as a full-blooded member of same. Hot Fuzz continues along the same lines, this time setting its sights on the modern action flick .... (Andrew Wright (http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/GetOut?film=37893))
The thing is that it both is and isn't a spoof film. It has all the characteristics of the spoof genre, but is far too refined. The plot is simple: Cop gets reassigned to rural BF-England and strangeness not so much ensues as blossoms from its urban-vernal hints. Timothy Dalton gives a strong, sleazy performance among a solid cast that plays just straight enough to efficiently counterpoint Simon Pegg's flabbergasted Sgt. Angel.
For comparison, Broken Lizard's Super Troopers was funnier than I expected; Hot Fuzz is far, far better than I could have expected.
Go see. Now. Do not pass "Go". Stop only to hit the bong, and then go.