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On a Scale of 1 to 10, with 10 Being the Best

8

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Plot: An expert police officer from London is good, in fact he's too good. The police agency thinks that Nicholas Angel is showing everyone up so he is transferred from crime filled London to the quiet town of Sandford. The town is voted "Village of the Year" but there are numerous accidents that keep occurring in the town. Are they accidents or is Nicholas Angel paranoid? This is a brilliant comedy and detective movie if I ever saw one. Buddy Cop movie to the max!

Characters/Actors of Note:

Simon Pegg playing Nicholas Angel: The thing that I love the most about the "Cornetto Trilogy" is that each character is vastly different from one another. In this film, Mr. Pegg is a put together cop that has awkward interactions with the Sandford townies. He hands out tickets and arrests like there is no tomorrow. That is not the only characteristic that defines him as he has to learn how to have fun and make friends. I loved watching Nicholas Angel go from strict to a more fun loving person. It was adorable!

Nick Frost playing PC Danny Butterman: To every yin there is yang and Danny Butterman is that yang to Nick Angel's yin. Even though he is a great person, Danny Butterman is not a good cop but wants to be very badly. Danny loves cop movies and wants to do all the crazy action sequences he's seen. When first meeting Angel he bombards him with questions like, "Have you ever fired two guns whilst jumping through the air?" Eventually, we get to have all the satisfaction of a cop movie and some fuzzy feelings thanks to Mr. Frost. 

Music: The music is fun. The music comes off with some dance-y beats.The other instruments include a rock and roll guitar, keyboard, and vocals that sound like a British 60s band. I love the lyrics to the songs and how the lines in the movie are put into the music. It pushes the cutesy buddy cop movie theme again and again. Lovely!

Camera Work/Cinematography: The movie has well used cut and slow motion scenes. For whatever reason, I particularly liked the scene where they bought ice cream over and over. The slow motion made the film so funny and at the same time created tension. Even though blue ice cream was bought in the film, I don't feel like the color blue was that prominent. The colors were well used for mood however. There were bright colors for the town, and then dark colors for the realization of what was happening, and sort of a mix at the end. 

RECAP:

The plot to the film was fun and I actually did not see the end coming (for the most part). I loved how Nicholas Angel and Danny Butterman got to be good cops and have fun while doing it. The acting was good, the music was fun, and the camera work was well done. If you are looking for an excellent buddy cop movie, please watch this!

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