Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost & Seth Rogen
Directed by: Greg Mottola
Written by: Simon Pegg & Nick Frost
Genre(s): Sci-Fi Comedy
NO SPOILERS HERE!
This past week I returned home from attending the Boston 37th Sci-Fi Movie Marathon where I watched over 24 hours of movies. Some new, some old, some great, some good and one absolutely horrible! Yes, all kinds of sci-fi films, including one from Bollywood.
Every year there is one movie which stands out or completely surprises me. This year’s winner was PAUL, starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Seth Rogen (as the voice of Paul, the alien). Jason Bateman plays a major role too as a government agent.
Up until a week ago, I never heard of this movie and had no clue what it was about. As a sci-fi film buff, I haven’t had this much fun watching a movie since GALAXY QUEST (1999).
PAUL is an enjoyable road trip, buddy movie which delivers laughs and has plenty of references from other sci-fi movies. This movie was truly made for sci-fi fans, and especially for sci-fi film festivals. The casual movie goer may miss some of the jokes. Be warned.
