Starring - Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent & Timothy Doltan.
Running Time - 115 minutes
Rated - 15
I have had this film sitting on my shelf for a couple of months now, and it was bought with the intention of doing a review for this website. Now before you admire my effort of buying my own material, let me just clear one thing up for you. I wanted it the very second I had heard that the duo of Simon Pegg & Nick Frost were writing another film. For those of you who watched Sean of the Dead, you will inevitably sympathise with my excitement.
In this movie, which is co-written by Pegg, it follows Nicholas Angel (Pegg), a top London cop who is so good at his job that he makes his fellow officers look like slackers by comparison. Due to his efficiency, he is punished and is instead "promoted" to Sergeant Angel and is to serve in the lethargic village of Sanford.
As Sergeant Angel does his best to adjust to the relative calm of his new environment, his uncultured new partner Danny Butterman (Frost) lives off fantasies of his favourite action films and police shows. Anxious about being relegated to an ordinary existence in the calm of the west country, a series of horrific "accidents" lead Sergeant Angel and PC Butterman to suspect that Sanford has fallen prey to a sinister plot which reeks of foul play.
Although you can’t exactly sense the humour from that brief little taster, trust me, it comes at you at a relentless pace. Its hard to decide which of the two are funnier as their double act is so good, they just gel into one whole mass of amusement. What also contributes to this movie is the cameos of some of Britain’s finest comedic performers. There are appearances from Steve Coogan, Martin Freeman, Bill Bailey and Stephen Merchant who is and half of the brains behind the sitcom The Office.
The plot is so refreshingly original, and really shows up the classic pompous English village in its own light. Its guaranteed entertainment for all the family and I sense that it will be one of a long list of great films starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.
Best Bit: The final shootout scene is as hilarious as it is completely unexpected.
Rating: 5 out of 5, this pair of actors are pure comedy genius, and along with Sean of the Dead, are creating films that are cementing them as masters of this genre.
