Hot Fuzz
- Director: Edgar Wright
- Writer: Edgar Wright; Simon Pegg
- Producer: Karen Beever; Tim Bevan
CGiii Comment
A comedy...that is actually funny...such a rarity in these humourless times.
The writing is slick, the performances are perfectly pitched, the direction acute.
But, the award goes to...the editor - rarely does the editor grab the spotlight - here, the definitive star of the film...thoughtful and, at times, genius - making this little comedy soar above its contemporaries.
Shame about the terrible title.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel is good. Too good. And to stop the rest of his team looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford. He is paired with Danny Butterman, who endlessly questions him on the action lifestyle. Everything seems quiet for Angel, until two actors are found decapitated. It is called an accident, but Angel isn't going to accept that, especially when more and more people turn up dead. Angel and Danny clash with everyone, whilst trying to uncover the truth behind the mystery of the apparent "accidents".
Cast & Characters
Simon Pegg as Nicholas Angel;
Martin Freeman as Met Sergeant;
Bill Nighy as Met Chief Inspector;
Robert Popper as 'Not' Janine;
Joe Cornish as Bob;
Chris Waitt as Dave;
Eric Mason as Bernard Cooper;
Billie Whitelaw as Joyce Cooper;
Nick Frost as PC Danny Butterman;
Peter Wight as Roy Porter;
Julia Deakin as Mary Porter;
Tom Strode Walton as Underage Drinker #1;
Troy Woollan as Underage Drinker #2;
Rory Lowings as Underage Drinker #3;
Bill Bailey as Sergeant Turner