Hot Fuzz (2007)

Synopsis: Policeman officer Nicolas Angel (Simon Pegg) is the most bad ass cop in London, no, Britain! has ever seen. In fact, he's so good that his department in London decides to put him in the safest village in the world, Sanford because Angel is making them look bad. But once he gets there, he realizes that not everything in the town is as slow as his new partner, Danny Butterman (Nick Frost). A series of gruesome murders compels Angel into action as he tries to connect all the dots and find out who the killer is before it's too late!

Should You Watch It? Take the best action movie you have ever seen. Got it? Alright! Now take the best storyline you have ever been apart of. Now add the best acting performances you have ever witnessed. How's it coming? Good! Now add in the scariest scenes from a movie which had you pulling the covers over your face. *shiver*. Oh yeah! add in some hardcore gore scenes too! Now wrap all of that up with a movie that was so funny it hurt your gut and you might be halfway to where this movie is. This movie is exactly what I just described. It takes the best from every kind of movie and not only puts it together, it smashes it together and shoves it down your throat and just when you think you can't take anymore, it brings on the dessert! And by the end of it you are just sitting there begging for more.

Things to Watch Out For: It's hard to point out all the things this movie does right cause it's pretty much everything. But this movie goes beyond the parody genre as it is something of a hybrid all on it's own and it switches between the genres seamlessly. One minute you'll be in a slap stick comedy, followed immediately with a creepy Resident Evil feel then suddenly compelled into a high speed car chase. This may seem impossible to do without making the movie feel choppy but somehow the director, Edgar Wright, pulled it off. If you are able to recognize these switches and get into them, it will make this movie all that much enjoyable.

Things You Don't Expect: The really really deep storyline and the theme. Beneath all the fun and chaos this movie is a great piece on society and laws. It asks the question: "Who comes up with the laws anyways?". This movie asks us to think about the things we precieve as being right and wrong. And maybe you might discover something right about something that has been labeled "wrong" and perhaps even something wrong that you've thought was "right".

Final Comments:
Story: 9.5
Direction: 9.0
Acting: 9.2
Cinematography: 9.5
Music/Sound: 8.5

Final Score: 9.4