I don't agree with Tusserte on the fact that there isn't really a story line until the end. The story line is that there was an exceptional police officer (Simon Pegg) who wanted to be a cop his whole life, blah blah (you know). When he goes to become a cop, he does exceedingly well. This makes everyone else look bad, so they send him to a place that doesnt have much crime just to get him out of the academy. But the real story starts coming around the end where they TOTALLY change it. Laughs are a sure thing in this movie. If you like Shaun of the Dead (R, 2004), you will like this one. Action was pretty cool but it's not like your watching The Bourne Ultimatum (PG13, 2007) or anything. All in all, this movie rocked a MUST see if you are a fan of Shaun of the Dead.
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My Review - 27 August 2007
overall: 9
My Review - 8 August 2007
overall: 8
Oh man was this movie absolutely hilarious! Though I haven't seen Shaun of the Dead (R, 2004), I think I'm going to have to after seeing this beautiful, beautiful English film. It involves a wonderful mix of British humor, some slapstick, and outrageous characters. Oh, and I can't forget the spoofing: the movie makes fun of the generic action movie so much. The movie starts out with the introduction of London's finest cop, Sergeant Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg). As soon as he is introduced, he learns that he is to be moved to the small town of Sandford in the English countryside. Things aren't quite as exciting for Angel when the biggest crime is a missing goose and drunk drivers are punished by buying everyone cake and ice cream. Angel is introduced to a new partner, Danny Butterman (Nick Frost), who has a love for action movies and an unending admiration of Angel, who he views as a true officer. The movie does drag at certain parts, but it makes up for it with the humor; I just can't stress how hilarious this is, and you have to see it for yourself. Anyways, the movie really starts to fly when Angel and Butterman believe they have a mass murderer on their hands while no one believes them. Again, nearly every line had me laughing out loud. A word of advice though: if somehow, someway, you find yourself unable to stand this movie, wait it out. I promise, the last 20 minutes are the best, and you won't regret your decision. Watch this movie by any means possible.
My Review - 7 May 2007
overall: 6
British humor. Not a huge fan of it, but I was able to enjoy this film. Obviously, I didn't find it as funny as Shaun of the Dead (R, 2004), which got a higher score. Shaun of the Dead was just as weird as this one, but it was much funnier and actually had a plot from the start. This film didn't have a main plot until at least the second half. Until then, there were just jokes... and more jokes. They were humorous, but made the film seem very slow and drawn-out. The last ten minutes were the best (but I won't ruin them), and basically made up for everything else. The style was very odd, just like Shaun of the Dead, intending to make you jump every time a character even opens a door. Apart from a few stylistic similarities, this film is quite different from Shaun of the Dead. It's about the heroic police officer, Sergeant Nicholas Angel. Angel is unhappy to hear that he has been promoted to sergeant by his colleagues in London. The problem with this is that he will be shipped to the small town of Sandford - the most peaceful town in all of England. Why would his superiors do this to him? The truth: he's such an outstanding officer that he's made everyone else look bad! Little does Angel know that there's a lot more to Sandford than meets the eye... but what could be wrong? The general store's manager, Simon Skinner (Timothy Dalton)... what's up with him? And Inspector Frank Butterman (Jim Broadbent) doesn't seem alright either. Even Angel's partner (Nick Frost)... oh wait, he's just dumb. When townspeople start disappearing and show up dead, Angel decides to take the law into his own hands. I would suggest waiting until this is out of theaters, and renting it. In retrospect, that's what I would've done. Then again, who knows, if you were a huge fan of Shaun of the Dead, there may be hope for you yet.
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