Review of Paul (1969) by William T — 10 Nov 2012

It is a fun mix between science fiction and a road trip buddy comedy. Paul, the Alien, is a humorously anti-climatic alien, because he has been here long enough that he talks and acts just like one of us even though he clearly looks different.

The animation, along with Seth Rogan's good voice work makes him a lovable and funny alien. While the journey to get Paul home is not as eventful as I would like, it has some good laughs all along the way.

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are brilliant together, they have really developed a great chemistry and even though the story and their roles change they are always a joy when they work together. Kristen Wigg, Jason Bateman, Bill Hader, Jane Lynch and Jo Lo Trugilo all add a lot of the humor from their supporting roles.

I enjoyed the numerous geeky sci-fi references and the fun dialogue. Sci-Fi fans will therefore appreciate this one more than other audiences, but there is enough there that most audience will still enjoy it.

At times it gets a little preachy by mocking religious culture, but it does not too far. A little more eventfulness and zaniness on Paul's journey home would have made it even funnier as well as more interesting.