Paul

It’s been just over three years since the last Simon Pegg and Nick Frost collaboration, their last being Hot Fuzz, but they’re now back on the big screen with Paul.

Paul is an alien who has been kept locked up in a military base for over 60 years.  His usefulness to the military operation is coming to an end though and Paul, not wanting to wait for a decision on his future, takes it into his own hands and escapes the compound.  Needing a ride desperately, he hops onto a RV that’s going his way which is owned by Graeme Willy and Clive Gollings.  Graeme and Clive eventually come around to the fact that Paul is an alien and against their better judgement, go up against federal agents in an effort to get Paul back to his mother ship so he can go home.

Paul, played by Seth Rogen, is the star of the movie.  His fun loving, carefree attitude and foul language is a refreshing change from all the other ‘I want to eat you’ alien movies.  Pegg and Frost, as always, have brilliant chemistry together and combined with Rogen, make Paul a very enjoyable and amusing movie.