Why are people asking where was Hugh Grant? I mean is he the only comedic British actor they can think of? Suggesting he replace the Simon Pegg Character would be gross miscasting of the first order. Okay, this movie isn't rocket science. And sure it's predictable, how many story lines can you think of right off the bat that haven't been done to death already? Once you've accepted this as a given instead of a complaint - chill out, relax, sit back and enjoy.
If I could be a fly on the wall while they were filming this movie, I'm sure there was more than one trade-off as to whether which type of humor, British or American, would crossover best. As a fan of British comedy series - Spaced being one of the best of many - I realize there is a large section of the American market that just don't get it. There's no comparing American Pie, a crass, gross, brain dead offering appealing to the basest of gross and sordid humor, to this. That type of American humor is like a punch in the face which is dummed down for the audience type it's designed for. And it sells.
So okay, this wasn't a masterpiece. Neither was it a dud. It was a humorous middle of the road movie good for what it was meant for. An hour or two of light entertainment unfolding in it's own manner, in this case a pretty funny and well-paced timeout with laughs built in. I enjoyed it, and part of that enjoyment was in not faulting it for being something different than exactly what it claimed to be. Now Hot Fuzz was a hilarious tongue in cheek comedy of a different order altogether. I really can see why Americans would sit down at that movie and say huh?
If I could be a fly on the wall while they were filming this movie, I'm sure there was more than one trade-off as to whether which type of humor, British or American, would crossover best. As a fan of British comedy series - Spaced being one of the best of many - I realize there is a large section of the American market that just don't get it. There's no comparing American Pie, a crass, gross, brain dead offering appealing to the basest of gross and sordid humor, to this. That type of American humor is like a punch in the face which is dummed down for the audience type it's designed for. And it sells.
So okay, this wasn't a masterpiece. Neither was it a dud. It was a humorous middle of the road movie good for what it was meant for. An hour or two of light entertainment unfolding in it's own manner, in this case a pretty funny and well-paced timeout with laughs built in. I enjoyed it, and part of that enjoyment was in not faulting it for being something different than exactly what it claimed to be. Now Hot Fuzz was a hilarious tongue in cheek comedy of a different order altogether. I really can see why Americans would sit down at that movie and say huh?