Paul

Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz stars, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite for the comedy ‘Paul’. At first I wasn’t too excited about seeing this- I mean a duo of nerds on a sci-fi trip? Uh-uh. But my boyfriend insisted that it would be a laugh. I almost wasn’t going to see it either but his sister had already bought the tickets (good thing too cause the line was looooong and the cinema packed!).

So the story starts with two sci-fi geeks from England, Graeme Willy (Pegg) and Clive Gollings (Frost), fulfilling their childhood dreams of coming to America to see the UFO hotspots- starting with none other than Comic Con. During their road trip from west to east America they accidentally run into an alien who changes their lives forever. Paul (Seth Rogen) has been hanging out in top secret military bases for the past 60 years deciding on what medical discovery or pop culture icon to reveal next. He then discovers that he’s out lived his usefulness of knowledge and escapes his prison to tag along with the first jeans-wetting people he can find.

Travelling across the country in a rented out RV, the unlikely trio are chased by men in black, accidentally commit a felony and have the time of their lives. Although slightly rude and somewhat filled with religious banter this movie provided the best laughing session I’ve had in awhile.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Toasters.

Paul is in cinemas now, and is rated MA15+ for strong coarse language and violence.