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(1 - 45) of 45 OFCS Rating: 93% Fresh Page   1   "Edgar Wright and co. aim their blazing automatics directly at the insularity, small-mindedness and tacit bigotry of little Britain."   Eye for Film   Anton Bitel 4.5/5 "It's so effortlessly formed, so wholly its own entity that you consistently find yourself giddy with satisfaction at how good the film makes you feel. In a domain that's forgotten how to satisfy, Hot Fuzz is the very definition of a crowd pleaser."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron A "It's a triumph of complicated tone that solidifies Wright as a top shelf director and Pegg and Frost as this generation's answer to Abbott and Costello."   OhmyNews.com   Brian Orndorf B ""Hot Fuzz" a joyous grab bag thrill."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 4/5 "'Hot Fuzz' pokes fun at buddy cop movie clichés, but Wright also delivers action scenes worthy of the films he's satirizing."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 3/4 "Not quite as inspired as Shaun of the Dead but near as damn it."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth 2.5/4 "...possesses an uneven vibe that's generally easy enough to overlook, thanks mostly to Wright and star Simon Pegg's thoroughly irreverent screenplay and the inclusion of several enormously entertaining performances."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C+ "Starts looking exactly like the films it's parodying."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2.5/4 "Hot Fuzz is rare in that it builds character development just as much as it aims for a punchline, and this is one aspect that is most appreciated."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman "With a fine image and sound transfer and a worthwhile collection of hearty extras, Hot Fuzz is now in the running for the title of DVD of the Year."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez A- "The jokes can be broad one minute, subtle the next. The main thing is, they're funny."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 4/4 "This is as brilliant a deconstruction of any genre I've seen since Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress 4/5 "A beautiful action film that's over the top without being ridiculous and unique without being absurd."   Film Threat   Felix Vasquez Jr. 3/4 "Deliciously over-the-top in its comical calculations, this frantic farce cuts to the chase as it rapidly delivers the pithy punches."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng B+ "This combination parody of Agatha Christie and Michael Bay turns out to be pretty funny stuff...a Police Academy with brains."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek B "the film's ample amount of laughs stem, in equal measure, from the genre spoofing as well as from the natural comic acumen (and comic-foil rapport) of the leads"   Cinepinion   Henry Stewart 3/4 "This movie wants to tickle the funny bone while telling a story that's worth telling. For the most part, [director] Wright achieves this aim."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3.5/5 "Wright and Pegg have clearly done their homework; their familiarity with action movie cliches is deep enough that they don't always have to go for the easy or obvious joke."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 3/4 "The humor is dry and the satire raw."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 10/10 "As far as comedies go, I think [Wright's] movies are the best things out there."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen 7/10 "Yet another excellent mélange of movie genres from Britain’s team of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 4.5/5 "Two hours of some of Britain's finest contemporary comedy writing."   IGN Movies   Joe Utichi 7/10 "Just who do these sneaky Brits think they are, coming over here and mocking our national treasures?"   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 4/5 "The soaring, rocking climax more than justifies any pacing issues mid-movie and pays off perfectly with the same winking deftness that Arrested Development episodes exhibited when tying multiple lines together."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Karina Montgomery 3.0/4.0 "... lives up to expectations even if it can't exceed the hype."   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson 4.5/5 "Hot Fuzz does for buddy cop flicks what Shaun of the Dead did for zombie films."   Film School Rejects   Kevin Carr 4/4 "Wright and Pegg know the genre and its codes too well to only be derisive of it. They're having fun with it, sure, but they're never mocking it."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest 3.5/4 "It's as laceratingly entertaining as its predecessor."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 3.5/4 "Deflates the pomp of the action genre's posturing with hilarious precision."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik A "Blessed with an airtight script, a sterling cast of comedic actors, and a director in peak form, Hot Fuzz is an arresting farce sure to keep audiences locked up with laughter."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer 2/4 "Looks comparable to Shaun, but underneath, it's an inferior film"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes "It's its own unique creature... [but] just as visually lively, just as crammed full of clever and literate wordplay, just as screamingly hilarious as Shaun of the Dead."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "Hot Fuzz feels like the work of a bunch of friends who sat around overdosing on action movies before deciding that they should go and make their own. With some films, what I've just written would be an insult; with this one, it's a compliment."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan 3/4 "Hot Fuzz supplies jokes while also striving to provide overblown shoot-'em-up kicks, a fine line straddled with aplomb thanks to a nicely modulated (if overly long) script."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 3.5/5 "Almost without cracking a smile, it's thoroughly hilarious."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 3/5 "Past a certain point, one requires more from smart and enthusiastic fans than a reiteration of their fanhood."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves A "You never quite grasp just how bad most comedies are until you see one as good as Hot Fuzz."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B+ "The dialogue is packed with jokes and the script is packed with subtle sight gags and references to other cop movies."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten A "This isn’t the kind of comedy that you need to see more than once. It is one that you will want to see again and again just for the sheer pleasure."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 6/10 "Serpico meets the zombies at high noon as Pegg and Frost take a stab at the mock buddy cop movie with some funny lines but overall mixed results."   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson B+ "... something all too rare in movie comedies: a story rather than a string of disjointed skits, with hearty characters behind its caricatures."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker "Hot Fuzz may not quite hit the same level of raucous mayhem [as Shaun of the Dead]. But I think it's even sharper and funnier, and Wright and Pegg never run out of ideas."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 9/10 "It's a movie that is literally, painfully funny, insofar as I occasionally laughed so hard that I thought my chest was about to collapse."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 3/4 "Like a more carefree Tarantino, obviously the product of guys intoxicated by the strange wine of B-cinema."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 3.5/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito  (1 - 45) of 45 OFCS Rating: 93% Fresh Page   1