The World's End completes Edgar Wright's comic trilogy that began with Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Once again, Simon Pegg and Co. are battling a big threat in a small town. This time, a legion of robots are getting in the way of a 12-bar pub crawl. Critics are loving it:
- The film "stands on its own as one of the sharpest, saddest, and wisest comedies of the year," writes Dana Stevens at Slate. "The five actors constitute a superb ensemble, creating a group dynamic that’s as toxic as it is hilarious," and the film's "compact dramatic structure and steady flow of good jokes puts most mainstream American comedies ... to shame."