Like the big joke in Adaptation, which expends too much energy in mocking bad thrillers by replicating just how dumb they are for what seems like an eternity, the makers of Hot Fuzz sink what could have been a pleasant, if only sporadically humorous, homage into the abyss of monotony through extended action sequences that recreate (rather than skewer) what's wrong with brain - dead, high - octane American cop thrillers all too well. (qwipster.net)
That involved extended action sequences as she battled Vernita Green (Vivica A. Fox) and O - Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu), not to mention O - Ren's teenage bodyguard Go - Go Yubari (Chiaki Kuriyama) and the martial arts killer team known as the Crazy 88. (rogerebert.com)
Extended action sequences such as the convoy transportation of a high - level target from Mexico back to America are unquestionably heightened with suspense. (flickeringmyth.com)