![]() Wright rounds up the cream of the British actor crop, in both major and minor roles. There are so many in-jokes and references that the satire is used more as an homage, both appreciating the grandeur of a house exploding and laughing along with the audience at the same time. ![]() Rather than pointing out the ridiculousness of Michael Bay's characters flying through the air while shooting a gun in slow motion, this craziness is aspired to by Andy. It's rare for an action film like the ones Andy religiously watches to have just as much heart as action, but 'Hot Fuzz' is an undeniable labour of love for these kinds of movies. It's not long, however, before the idyllic façade shatters via a string of increasingly violent (and creative murders), requiring Nicholas and Andy to become as heroic as the characters in Andy's beloved action movies. If the copious amount of underage drinking wasn't indicator enough of the town's low crime rate, Andy and the precinct's indolent attitude towards their profession is the clincher. Of course, the London police service ("Not police force," Nicholas tells us, "That's too aggressive.") isn't too happy with his performance, shipping Nicholas off to the sleepy town of Sandford. Nicholas' fast-paced and high-achieving police officer career rings true to every A-type protagonist you've ever seen in fact, the film stops just short of giving Angel a tragic, family-was-murdered-by-the-killer-he-never-caught backstory. ![]() However, upon the 15th anniversary of 'Hot Fuzz's' release, I'm beginning to feel the back ache just a bit.Ī masterclass in genre-mashing and lampooning, the middle (and arguably best) instalment in Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy sees his frequent collaborators Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (both of whom voice Beatles members in 'The Sparks Brothers') star as frenemies-turned-besties Nicholas Angel and Andy Butterman, respectively. Thankfully, many of my retrospectives for SWITCH haven't triggered that anxiety 'Easy A', for example, was such an integral part of my high school experience that celebrating its 10th anniversary in my mid-20s didn't feel like a rude awakening. Nothing is worse than an anniversary making you feel as old as the hills. ![]()
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