BIG COPS. SMALL TOWN. MODERATE VIOLENCE.
Super cop Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is so good that heās making the rest of the Met look bad; heās transferred to a sleepy village where he stumbles upon a vast murder conspiracy.Ā The Edgar Wright-Pegg duo followed up on their hitĀ Shaun of the DeadĀ (2004) with another comedy that has solid laughs. It begins with amusing observations of life in small villages and later turns into a remake ofĀ The Wicker ManĀ (1973), which is a clever idea. The film goes on for too long, but who can resist the absurd violence and Timothy Dalton as a nefarious grocery store owner? Pegg is also flawless as the humorless cop.
2007-Britain-U.S. 120 min. Color. Widescreen.Ā Directed byĀ Edgar Wright.Ā Screenplay:Ā Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg.Ā Cast:Ā Simon Pegg (Nicholas Angel), Nick Frost (Danny Butterman), Jim Broadbent (Frank Butterman), Paddy Considine, Timothy Dalton, Billie Whitelawā¦ Edward Woodward, Rafe Spall, Olivia Colman, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy, Stephen Merchant.Ā Cameos:Ā Cate Blanchett, Steve Coogan.