Paul

The film -- lame of title but big on fun.

Broader and more accessible than either "Shaun Of The Dead" or "Hot Fuzz," Paul is pure Pegg and Frost - clever, cheeky and very, very funny. You'll never look at E. T. in the same way again.

This is a well-made, well-plotted and sensitive movie.

Some of the later scenes capture the spirit of majestic sweetness of "Close Encouners of the Third Kind" and "E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial" period, but the elevated moments don't last. They're relentlessly undermined by the f-bombs, groin kicks, and anal-probing jokes.

While Paul seems great conceptually, he's not particularly interesting or surprising.

This is the smart-ass stoner's "E.T.," the movie the fanboy parent won't be able to hand down like some tattered, squeaky-clean memento to their action-figure-collecting kids. It's just not quite right without Wright, who could have helped Frost and Pegg stuff Mel Brooks back into their Han Solo Underoos.

British satire loses something when it's handled by Americans: You miss the perspective that a foreign culture brings, so instead of wit and humor, you end up trafficking in self-congratulatory clichés and sentiment.

Paul is honestly a masterpiece and a half. The movie's got a brilliant plot, it's pretty much about these two UK comic book nerds, who are called Graeme (Simon Pegg) and Clive (Nick Frost) and they're both taking a road trip to Area 51, that's when they meet an Alien called Paul (Seth Rogen). We later get introduced to the villains throughout this movie, who are these federal agents who are wanting to capture Paul. So, the two comic book nerds have got to find a way to get Paul back to his spaceship before it's too late. The actors/actress are all brilliant throughout this movie and they're all really good with their dialogue throughout this movie, non of their dialogue feels forced in any sort of way, it all sounds natural and it's really good. Also, the comedy throughout this movie works very well and it didn't fail in any sort of way, which I thought was very good. The movie's cinematographer Lawrence Sher does an amazing job with the cinematography for this movie. He captures the moments very well, especially the action sequences. Finally, the pacing for this movie is actually pretty good and it doesn't feel too fast or too slow, it honestly works very well on building up to certain moments throughout this movie. The movie's even got a great soundtrack with many great songs from some really good musical artists, such as Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, Electric Light Orchestra and many more. Overall, Paul is honestly an amazing Sc-Fi/Comedy movie. It's got a brilliant plot, brilliant cast, very good dialogue, lots of funny moments, a great soundtrack, some great pacing and some amazing cinematography. I'd honestly recommend Paul to anyone who's a big nerd, who enjoys geeky movie's like me and who's after a good laugh, it's worth the watch.

"Paul" is unfortunately a "nothing-special" kind of comedy, but that doesn't mean it was "bad" per se. It's sporadically funny, it's well acted, and it has a solid plot and serviceable writing overall. It's not going to wow you or reinvent the comedy genre, but I would definitely say that, as a whole, it works. It's a fun watch, just nothing I imagine you'll want to go back to time and time again. Even so, "Paul" is a decently entertaining film that's worth one watch.

Although "Paul" isn't strong in script & story as much as "Shaun of the Dead" or "Hot fuzz", the tone is humorous thanks to the friendly Pegg+Frost combo.

aking a funny science fiction based movie is not easy. There have been a few good ones and many many past flops. If anyone could do it, I was sure it would be Seth Rogan. I've loved almost everything he's been in and with this current streak, I thought he couldn't lose, but with Paul, he did. The story was original, but it was so out there that it crosses the line from funny to stupid and then doesn't go far enough to get back to funny. Paul is supposed to be this humanized alien, whose raunchy and outrageous, but the truth is he was like a hyper-active 12 year old. As for Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, they are dry and confusing, nothing new there. The only thing of interest in this film is really the cameos, so a I'd like to give a big thanks to Jason Bateman, Jane Lynch, Sigourney Weaver, Blythe Danner, Jeffery Tambor for adding something of interest to an otherwise awful movie!

The idea of the movie was really very good and I expected a lot of fun because I love Sci Fi. But I was very disappointed because the final product is not good at **** movie is full of rude humor and looks like it is made for teenagers with very immature teen jokes. I give this movie 3 only for very smart references to famous Sci Fi movies. At least the writer has seen some quality Sci Fi earlier in his life. Pity he could not create a masterpiece himself.