Hot Fuzz

I thought I should write something about the other movie I saw recently, mainly because I'm wary of this blog becoming too girly while Sam is away.

Hot Fuzz is not the kind of movie that I'd usually see, mainly because I don't like cop movies and I'm wary of movies that try to be funny (there is only one movie I can recall at the moment as laugh-out-loud funny, and that's Zoolander. Team America made me laugh too, but in the "this is so dodgy I shouldn't laugh but I can't help it" way).

I'm glad I saw it, because there were lots of scenes that I can easily recall as funny. The film is about a cop who is forced to work in a small country town, with dire consequences when it turns out that the townspeople are being stalked by a cold blooded murderer. It's hard to describe the plot from here on in as it goes a little haywire (it's from the same people who did Shaun of the Dead), but there are some humorous take-offs of Point Break and other action movies, plus a lot of snappy one-liners.

There is a bit of swearing and mild coarse joking in the movie, so avoid if that is something that bothers you. However, the great thing about it is the cinematography and fast paced editing. the action is clean, creatively put together and sharp - a rare thing for a British comedy.