Paul features Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, from Sean of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.
I found this film to be mildly disappointing because I really enjoyed their other movies and Paul didn't quite fall into the same league. The concept of the film I liked, but I found parts to be not as funny as it could have been.
For example, an argument about religion and the idea of evolution and creatures from outer space arose and I found this particularly funny. On the other hand the, previously religious, girl became inappropriate with respect to her language (I don't mind swearing, but it is annoying if something gets carried away). This led me to think that the film would have been better off if she only featured in the religion vs science argument, as her new discovery that it doesn't matter if you sin, made her more frustrating to watch than funny, because it was more immature based humor that I may have enjoyed at a younger age.
At the end of the day, I think I enjoyed Paul more than my girlfriend did, because I am more into the idea of aliens and science 'fiction' than she is. However, the movie was let down by some attributes, but certain comical aspects which the main actors bring are still there, so I am not totally discarding this film, but I think that it can be improved.
IMDB rates the film at 7.6/10, which I found to be a bit generous.
Good work baby
ReplyDelete