Prepare to split your sides, they're back. After a jaunt in la la land hob-nobbing with king of the crazies Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg reunites with his comedy buddies Edgar Wright and Nick Frost to bring us, without question, one of the funniest films of 2007.
Having specialised, up until now, in lovable losers, Pegg has stepped out of his typical mould to play super-cop Nick Angel who is so damn good at his job he is relocated to a sleepy Westcountry village to stop him showing the rest of the Met up with his special skills.

Teaming up with PC Danny Butterman (Nick Frost), Angel's demotion is painfully clear - all neighbourhood watches and unlawful hedge clipping incidents - but things are not as they seems in Sandford, as the extortionately high grizzly accident rate reveals. So sets out Angel to uncover the violent, criminal truth that lies beneath the village's picture postcard exterior in full-action, high octane, explosive glory.

Yes, you guessed it, we're talking about the transposition of typical Hollywood genre conventions into a quintessentially English environment, but would you expect anything less from the boys that brought us Sean of the Dead? What worked then with zombies works here with cops, it's the hilarious juxtaposition that forms the basis for the majority of the laughs - although the acting and script aren't half bad either.

Crisp, witty dialogue is delivered with aplomb by the stellar British cast, including Timothy Dalton, Paddy Considine and Anne Reid, who the team have successfully enlisted no doubt on the back of their previous achievements. And who can blame such talented thesps for wanting to be involved? Hot Fuzz is pure comedy gold with a unique sense of camaraderie about it, as Pegg and Co. fulfil their movie-geek fantasies to hilarious effect. It's like mucking about with your mates, only better. Just go watch it.