April 2007

Hot Fuzz

  • Title: Hot Fuzz
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“Well, I wouldn’t argue that is was a no holes, barred, adrenalin fuelled thrill ride. But, there is no way you can perpetrate that amount of carnage and mayhem and not incur a considerable amount of paperwork.”
 

Hot Fuzz movie reviewSupercop Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is promoted and shipped out of London to the sleepy burg of Sandburg.  The rest of the London force is sick and tired of being shown-up by a one-man force with a 400% higher arrest record who makes the rest of them look bad.

So Angel shows up in Sandford, a town with almost no crime but a large amount of “accidental” deaths.  Partnered with the chief’s son (Nick Frost), who has a love of American action flicks, a tendency to ask really annoying questions (“Have you ever fired two guns whilst jumping through the air?”), and little actual police knowledge, Angel investigates a few accidental deaths and becomes convinced a serial killer is murdering his way through the small town.

The film is a great send up of the action genre, including the plot twists and huge gun battle explosion sequences to end the film.  Two years ago I feel in love with Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (read that review) for doing many of the same things.

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How to Kill Your Wife and Get Away With It

  • Title: Fracture
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Fracture movie reviewWhile Fracture isn’t a great film it is a compelling and fun ride including good performances and a script which will keep you guessing similar to 2003’s Runaway Jury.  Featuring a pair of great actors in plum roles it’s the type of film you enjoy watching, even if you can punch holes in some of the plot points later on.

On discovering his wife (Embeth Davidtz) is having an affair with a police detective (Billy Burke) Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) coldly plans her murder.  But instead of an intricate plan or an ironclad alibi he simply walks up to her at home, shoots her in the head, and then waits for the police to arrive.

Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling), a young Assistant District Attorney with one foot out the door for a new cushy corporate job working under a beautiful woman (Rosamund Pike), is assigned the case.  There’s evidence, a confession, and Stevens even plans on defending himself.  Slamdunk.

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