81
Metascore
37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasFor most of its running time, it's an enjoyably unpretentious celebration of the guilty pleasure we can take from a stupid-as-all-get-out car chase or from watching things blow up real good. Then, in its final half hour, Wright and Pegg ratchet up the absurdity tenfold and enter the realm of the sublime.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumIn the very funny cop comedy Hot Fuzz, overachieving London police officer Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) commits a very British sin: He's too good.
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatThe thrill of Hot Fuzz is the chemistry between Nicholas and local oaf Danny Butterman, who is an action film aficionado and finds Nicholas' stories utterly engrossing.
- 80VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyA sustained genre parody that's equally funny but (maybe in deference to the genre) much more pumped up.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceA British variation on Hollywood nonsense, and as such it's a little gloomier, a little coarser, and a lot more cerebral--oh, and funnier than all the "Reno 911!" boxed sets combined.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThe most originally funny movie to hit U.S. screens in a while.
- 75PremiereGlenn KennyPremiereGlenn KennyDeeply nuts and exhaustingly hilarious.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliA little too long and suffers from a sagging midsection when the level of exposition becomes laborious, but the spectacularly entertaining final 30 minutes compensates for a lot of flaws.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversIt's a blast.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinHot Fuzz is fun, and it's nice to see all the English character actors who aren't busy in Harry Potter films, but it lacks its predecessor's freshness.