Paul Reviews

Passable f-bomb riddled fanboy fare, a bit of a comedown from Frost and Pegg's British movies.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

Paul is probably the closest thing to Spaced that Pegg and Frost have made since Edgar Wright closed the book on Tim & Daisy.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

Surprisingly smart and filled with homage, Paul is crass and a little rough around the edges, but thoroughly enjoyable.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10

... A very funny movie with its heart in the right place.

Full Review | Original Score: B+

A refreshingly rollicking, sweetly raunchy comedy about a little green dude just trying to get home.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

The comic targets and the central manchildren bromance all feel overly familiar...Still, Paul benefits from Pegg and Frost's British comedic slant and the full complement of comedic talent... [Blu-ray]

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

Paul is slacker than the duo's previous efforts, but the gags still come thick and fast.

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It's not the comedy of the year, but it counts as a fun night out at the movies.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are two guys who know what they like and whenever they turn their hands to writing a script, you can feel that enthusiasm in every line.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

Pegg and Frost have been better, but Paul is still good for a few laughs.

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While not as consistently funny or sharp as their previous pairings, Paul is a heartfelt tribute to friendship, what lies beyond the stars, and being a nerd.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Passably funny, though one suspects even diehard sci-fi buffs will find the film's wall-to-wall pop referencing tiring and a tad lazy. Doesn't anybody write genuine jokes any more?

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5

This is a madcap ride with hilarious and occasionally touching references to many other films about aliens.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

Paul isn't as riotous as the early Pegg and Frost movies, but it does have a certain sweetness. Everyone in it is sort of innocent, except Paul, the alien wisecracker. It's likeable, if uneven, rather than hilarious.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

That the film is an often hilarious love letter to other, better films is what prevents it from forging its own identity like Edgar Wright's mini-masterpieces.

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The film can be summed up by its affectionate parody E.T in the finale: amiable and inoffensive but completely inferior to the classic films it references.

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Paul is a fun tribute to sci-fi films (and film geekery in general), but did it have to be so ... dumb?

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

If it's escapist fun you want, just go with Paul

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It's a road movie, a buddy movie, a chase movie and a sci-fi spoof, all rolled into one hilarious madcap adventure

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