It took me a while to adjust to the directing and editing of this film, but I really appreciate it now. Great performances, well drawn characters, love the location (immediately seperates itself from Hollywood blockbusters because of the location), the action’s pretty well handled (quick cutting done right) and extremely funny. The third act of this thing is so good; just about every minor piece of dialogue turns out to be a set up. There’s also this Agatha Christie element woven into the first two acts that adds some nice subtext. I read the theme of the film as being about [spoiler] the conflict of the values of city life and country life, with the film criticizing the city side as being too stern and driven by rules, and the country community trying to maintain their idyllic facade by upholding these regressive, ridiculous ideas [/spoiler]. I think it’s really cool that Edgar Wright found a way to integrate that idea into his big, silly action movie. It elevates the picture as a whole, I think it’s the kind of action film Scorsese would dare to label as ‘cinema’. Maybe it isn’t objectively the best action comedy ever made, it certainly doesn’t have the biggest, most impressively filmed explosions. However, it’s the most well rounded and rewatchable one if you ask me. Truly one of those rare films that improves when you get a better grasp of its rhythm. 9.5/10

Almost as good as Shaun of the Dead, Hot fuzz is a great action comedy. I usually never laugh out loud, but the movies by Wright has me in stitches every time I watch them. Says a lot when the jokes are still funny after x amount of rewatches... Can't recommend this one enough. Simon Pegg is as brilliant as usual and the rest of the cast of is not very far behind. Get ready for a hell of a time.

Great send-up of pretty much every buddy-cop action pic you can think of, notably the Lethal Weapon series and Point Break, this is still a great buddy-cop film in its own right, as well as being very funny. Not quite on a par with Shaun of the Dead as the film does drag a little midway through in its effort to produce a twist in keeping with the ridiculous plans of the villains in these kind of films.

>*"Spent his whole life devoted to a refrigerator... then gets killed by an oven."* In the digital age of short attention span, this felt refreshing. Edgar Wright really knows how to do an entertaining captivating movie: the sudden transition between scenes (usually accompanied with a sharp sound), the overexaggerated camera zoom-ins and scene changes, the fast-paced sharp dialogue and the performances and characters that really pop. Above all though, excellent comedy. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost once again make the perfect duo. The action sequences and settings that go with them are very unique, they're not what you would usually see in an action movie. Some gory moments I didn't see coming. Perfect third act I had a huge smile on my face the whole time so damn epic and fun. Without a doubt one of my favorite action comedies! Hag!