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The Heat is Onnew

Blowing up the status quo.
Eugene Weekly  |  Molly Templeton  |  04-26-2007  |  Reviews

Cheese It, the Cops!new

"Have you ever fired two guns whilst jumping through the air?" Well, it's a darn fine way to pay homage -- and have a few laughs -- at the typical action-fest cop film.
Sacramento News & Review  |  Jonathan Kiefer  |  04-23-2007  |  Reviews

One Stop Cop: 'Hot Fuzz'new

Edgar Wright gets a lot of comic mileage from a very thin premise.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Sean Burns  |  04-23-2007  |  Reviews

Police Blottonew

Simultaneously smart and silly, Hot Fuzz demonstrates that it's not necessary to be a buffoon in order to lampoon.
Austin Chronicle  |  Marjorie Baumgarten  |  04-20-2007  |  Reviews

Cheese It, the Cops!new

"Have you ever fired two guns whilst jumping through the air?"
Sacramento News & Review  |  Jonathan Kiefer  |  04-19-2007  |  Reviews

'Hot Fuzz': Good Cop, Great Copnew

Shaun of the Dead filmmakers skewer the usual suspects.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Curt Holman  |  04-19-2007  |  Reviews

Die Hard Bad Boysnew

Hot Fuzz is a satire with the mark of genius.
New York Press  |  Armond White  |  04-19-2007  |  Reviews

Warm and Fuzzynew

The Shaun of the Dead team blows up action movies.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Anders Wright  |  04-18-2007  |  Reviews

Pinnacle of Zombedynew

Shaun of the Dead is one of those rare films that works in all of its parameters.
Tucson Weekly  |  James DiGiovanna  |  09-30-2004  |  Reviews

Zombieliciousnew

This "romantic comedy ... with zombies" has a note-perfect mix of humor, horror, love, and death — ingredients that have already made it a runaway success in the UK.
Austin Chronicle  |  Marc Savlov  |  09-24-2004  |  Reviews

English Comedy-Thriller Reanimates Zombie Genrenew

While drawn-out sieges prove a mainstay of the zombie genre, this film builds to moments of anguished intensity that play against the deadpan comedy that came before. Wright and his actors handle the heavy dramatics better than you'd expect.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Curt Holman  |  09-23-2004  |  Reviews

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