Jack Walters Loud and Clear Reviews Jan 18, 2025 4.5/5

"Hot Fuzz is a masterclass in comedy filmmaking, with a razor-sharp script and pitch-perfect performances that keep the laughs rolling."

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Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Mar 8, 2024 4/4

This is great filmmaking and storytelling that just so happens to allude to other action movies in its construction. And quite frankly, it’s greatly entertaining in both the comedic and action realms, far surpassing its referenced sources.

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David Fear Blender Sep 8, 2023

What makes Wright & Co.’s buddy-cop goof so spot-on is that, like their previous take on splatter flicks, the pair share an affection for -- and thorough knowledge of -- cineplex cheese with their film-geek fan base.

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Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Apr 14, 2023

... the madcap shoot-outs that erupt in the cute little country village... is both a surreal parody of urban action spectacle and seventies TV cop clichés and a marvelous bit of comic action in its own right.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Oct 3, 2021 3/4

An amusing comedy that also manages to evoke memories of The Wicker Man, Plague of the Zombies, and other spooky yarns centering on eccentric villagers inhabiting the less-traveled paths of the British Isles.

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Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight Dec 16, 2020 3.5/4

You'll never think of the cop buddy genre the same way again.

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Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) Aug 3, 2020 3/5

Becomes quite a funny, surreally silly affair after a very slow start.

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PJ Nabarro Patrick Nabarro Nov 3, 2018 3/5

A literate deconstruction of action movie tropes, while also being intelligent enough to actually offer a passable genre movie in the process.

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Jade Budowski Decider Jan 31, 2018

Wright understands how to perfectly balance action, comedy, drama, and suspense, and it pays off.

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Austin Kennedy Film Geek Central Apr 29, 2014 3.5/4

It's a perfect spoof of the once popular action genre, that's highlighted by the chemistry of Pegg and Frost.

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Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Nov 18, 2011 4/5

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Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Nov 17, 2011 5/5

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Gabe Leibowitz Film and Felt Mar 13, 2011 70/100

Hot Fuzz, Edgar Wright's follow-up to his extremely popular zombie satire Shaun of the Dead (2004), improves on the latter's strong points in every conceivable way while drastically tightening up its weakest elements.

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Beth McArthur Georgia Straight Jul 6, 2010

Hot Fuzz is a fresh upper, handily topping Wright and Pegg's 2004 cult zombie flick in pure manic energy alone.

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Ian Buckwalter DCist Jun 9, 2010 9/10

Works because they set out to make a faithful genre picture just as equally as a comedy. The film is even funnier because they never sacrifice plot or character for a laugh.

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Neil Miller Film School Rejects Apr 18, 2010 A+

From paying homage to Michael Bay's camera motions to kicking an old lady square in the kisser, this film holds nothing back and fires away with tons of laughs.

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Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Aug 27, 2009

There's real fondness not just for the crash-a-tons being referenced, but also for a homey, practically imaginary England

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Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile Oct 18, 2008

The opening premise of Hot Fuzz is like the recipe for a simple concept comedy: overachieving cop in underachieving village, and it works to set the all important tone in this funnily ridiculous film.

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Jeff Bayer The Scorecard Review Sep 4, 2008 7/10

The makers of Shaun of the Dead have done it again. This time they have combined a classic cop-buddy movie with a quaint town in England, and yes, laughs definitely ensue.

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Jonathan Kiefer Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 4/5

It's overlong and not always precisely on target but neither self-congratulating nor condescending -- and a fine, funny contribution to English-American mutual amusement besides.

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