'Hot Fuzz' dominates UK box office

if i remember correctly, 'hot fuzz' took almost £1m on its opening day (valentines day - a wednesday; usual UK day of opening is friday) which was several times its estimated takings. by the end of the first weekend it was just under £6m, and its still riding high at the top of the charts several weeks down the line.

personally, although the films a step-up in how well it's written and made as an exercise in tight editing and more ideas to the overall film and a smarter piece of production, i think the films confused as to whether it wants to be a comedy or an action film and it doesnt manage to blend the two successfully - the aspect of action it references more centrally is the unintentional homerotic relationships and the use of guns / explosives that seem to always surround it.

he comedy aspect of it, the direct comedy, isn't strong enough. there's plenty of satisfaction in the filmic references, though they're not so obvious to my eyes as they seem to have been to others even though i am reasonably familiar with 'the wicker man' and 'straw dogs'.

having said all this, it's a good film thats worth seeing to work out if you enjoy how the mix turned out - i didnt - because i can see peoples focus falling to either of the aspects which i took as confusing one another.

on one tv interview before the 'hot fuzz' cinema release, simon pegg said he and nick frost were working on a script - but it was still early days as to whether it would work out or turn into a film.