by Tim Webb

Created on: June 10, 2009   Last Updated: June 11, 2009

I have never really been a fan of Simon Pegg at all, not watched Spaced, the first thing that I ever saw him in was Shaun of the Dead. I had bought the DVD in the HMV sale and was immediately hooked on what the actor could do. Hot Fuzz continues that approach as the film is made by the same writers as Shaun of the Dead. Although Pegg is the key focus in the film, it is the vast British acting talent that he has surrounded himself with that makes the film enjoyable and gives it an extra depth to watch.

The plot starts out as a simple yet quite unfriendly situation. PC Nicholas Angel has been given a one time opportunity to relocate to the village of Sandford in the West Country. He really has no choice about this as his superiors feel that as Angel is an exemplary officer of the highest calibre in the Metropolitan Police Force, he is unwillingly making a mockery of the other officers who aren't getting the same results as Angel. With Angel recently split from long term girlfriend the officer reluctantly has no choice but to go. Upon arrival at Sandford Police Station, PC Angel discovers that the village hasn't had a crime reported in some time and this in turn has made the local Constabulary somewhat relaxed in their state of mind. This is something that Angel is disgusted with and starts to realise that something is definitely wrong. When strange things start to happen around the village with well known people being killed via accidents that appear to be convenient in nature PC Angel starts to get curious and with the help of Danny Butterman starts to uncover the mysteries of Sandford.

Having actually worked in the Metropolitan Police as part of the IT Department, it was interesting to hear the name Sandford being used in the film as this is a fictional place that was created by the Police Force when role plays are performed, so it gives some idea of the details that the writers Edgar Wright, also Director, and Simon Pegg actually went to with there background investigations when writing the script. In fact it is this attention to detail that you see throughout the film as Wright has polished up almost every shot without the film losing itself at all.

There are a number of scenes that some will find gory, there are a number of scenes that show various traumas. With these being presented in the way they are they are quite shocking to start off with, but you do tend to realise that it was necessary to have these in the story, to which ultimately they do act as

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