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The Heat is Onnew
Blowing up the status quo.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
04-26-2007 |
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Tags: Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz
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
Tags: Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz
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
Tags: Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz
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 |
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Tags: Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz
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
Tags: Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz
'Hot Fuzz': Good Cop, Great Copnew
Shaun of the Dead filmmakers skewer the usual suspects.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-19-2007 |
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Tags: Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz
Die Hard Bad Boysnew
Hot Fuzz is a satire with the mark of genius.
New York Press |
Armond White |
04-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz
Warm and Fuzzynew

The Shaun of the Dead team blows up action movies.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
04-18-2007 |
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Tags: Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz
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 |
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Tags: Edgar Wright, Shaun of the Dead
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 |
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Tags: Edgar Wright, Shaun of the Dead
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 |
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Tags: Edgar Wright, Shaun of the Dead