Hot Fuzz

The joys of Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's Hot Fuzz are many. The film is an English twist on the American buddy cop thriller, with Pegg's Nicholas Angel the dedicated and efficient super cop, while partner Danny Butterman (Nick Frost) is a sloppy, overgrown child who thinks the job should be all action all the time. Nothing ever happens in the sleepy village of Sandringham, or so everyone keeps telling Angel. Then why do citizens keep ending up dead in terrible accidents? Angel and Butterman get investigating and uncover a conspiracy that goes to the very top. The film co-stars a small galaxy of U.K. comedians and great dramatic actors, from Bill Bailey to Adam Buxton to Olivia Colman, and rewards careful viewers. Hot Fuzz is shown at 11:55 p.m. Friday and Saturday (August 9 and 10) at the Landmark Tivoli Theatre (6350 Delmar Boulevard; www.landmarktheatres.com). Tickets are $8.