The second instalment in the Blood and Ice Cream trilogy is a hilarious spoof of cop (and to a lesser extent, slasher) movies from start to finish. But what makes this a movie with such great rewatchability is the fact that almost everything that is said, done, or even shown in this movie is important to the plot and story development. So, when you watch it for the third or fourth time, you'll likely notice something that you didn't before.
I've said it before but it warrants repeating: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are the best comedy duo since Wayne and Schuster and they're maybe even funnier than that. In Shaun of the Dead, they both played best friend slackers and played very well off each other. In Hot Fuzz, Pegg is the straight laced city cop and Frost is a doofus that wants to be just like his idolized cop movie heroes. It's a different dynamic and I think it works even better when the two are thrown into more of an odd couple situation. The dialogue between the two becomes much quicker and wittier when there's a bit more conflict.
Throughout the movie, you'll see things that you saw in Shaun of the Dead. That is intentional. The movies are part of a non-sequential trilogy that use the same elements and many of the same gags in slightly different ways. It just adds to the fun factor when you notice them throughout. Normally, it would be just rehashing jokes but they do them differently. It's hard to explain why it works. it just does.
See it. This is one of the best comedies of the last ten years or so.
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