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| Review by Greg Vellante |
Produced by Nira Park, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Written by Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg
Directed by Edgar Wright
Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine,
Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan,
Rosamund Pike, Pierce Brosnan
Focus Features / Rated R
An inebriated Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Edgar Wright’s The World’s End is one of those crazy, inspired gems that seems to come by every once and a while and just slap you with surprise.
And while I ponder on similar films of the past decade, Wright’s first two films—2004’s Shaun of the Dead and 2007’s Hot Fuzz—easily fit the bill as well, rejoicing in their collective influences and innovations.
The collaborative creations of Wright, along with stars Nick Frost and Simon Pegg (also a co-writer on all three films), have all shined with originality and ripened exponentially with every single revisit.
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