Movie Night 95: Hot Fuzz

     Movie Night 95:  Hot Fuzz (2007)
     Director:  Edgar Wright
     Cast:  Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Bill Nighy
     Plot:  Sgt. Nicholas Angel (Pegg) is the greatest police officer in the Met, and has started to make his fellow officers look bad.  As such, they promote him – to a sleepy little town in the country side!  Even before his first day begins, Angel has arrested half of the town, including a drunk who turns out to be an action flick obsessed fellow cop – Danny Butterman (Frost). 

As a series of accidents happen and residents start dying, Angel suspects foul play – and perhaps even murder.  But how to prove it, in a town where everyone knows everyone?  A series of homages to hit action flicks and what you think to be an incomprehensible (but in actuality is a very simple) plot later, Angel will discover what kind of a cop he truly can be….

I remember seeing this movie in theaters with Laura, and neither of us really enjoyed it.  The end gets a little convoluted, and there were many references to action movies that I had never seen before – so I felt a little left out of the joke.  However, I started to enjoy the movie more as I watched it on DVD.  And now that I have watched it a few times, I can enjoy it for the fun action ride that it is. 

Wright has a great way of directing, especially when it comes to violence.  The guy never pulls any punches, and can even turn something like an action movie into something that has elements of horror and suspense.  And gore!  The guy loves a healthy dose of blood and guts, and sometimes it’s utterly disgusting – and other times, it’s absolutely hilarious!

But again, this flick’s probably not for everyone.  It’s very different, and very British, and can therefore put some people off – myself included among them, at least the first time I watched it.  But certainly worth watching, none-the-less.