[HOT FUZZ screens April 7th at 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm at the CWRU Film Society, Strosacker Auditorium)
Review by Charles Cassady, Jr.
Usually it's the worst cultural offense whatever, to my way of thinking, but you know...if they did an okay but unnecessary Americanized remake of the Britcom DEATH AT A FUNERAL, maybe a Yankee refilming of 2007's HOT FUZZ wouldn't be so bad either. Mainly because more American viewers in this probably-would-be-smarter-if-they-hadn't-revolted-in-1776 country might finally get UK director Edgar Wright's high-concept joke, one which (even with Wright and cast members coming red-hot off the success of SHAUN OF THE DEAD) seemed to elude some audiences and even critics here, when the schtick happened with British actors and English locations.
Review by Charles Cassady, Jr.
Usually it's the worst cultural offense whatever, to my way of thinking, but you know...if they did an okay but unnecessary Americanized remake of the Britcom DEATH AT A FUNERAL, maybe a Yankee refilming of 2007's HOT FUZZ wouldn't be so bad either. Mainly because more American viewers in this probably-would-be-smarter-if-they-hadn't-revolted-in-1776 country might finally get UK director Edgar Wright's high-concept joke, one which (even with Wright and cast members coming red-hot off the success of SHAUN OF THE DEAD) seemed to elude some audiences and even critics here, when the schtick happened with British actors and English locations. 