Paul

Movie: Paul

Genre: sci-fi comedy

Synopsis: Graeme (Simon Pegg) and Clive (Nick Frost) are two die-hard sciencefiction/fantasy fans from England.  The movie opens with the two of them visiting San Diego to fulfill their dream of attending Comic-Con.  After the convention, they rent an RV to tour the west to see places like Roswell and Area 51.  Along the way, they happen upon a real alien (voiced by Seth Rogan) named Paul.  Paul is on the run from the government.  Naturally Graeme and Clive decide to help him.  The chase involves multiple run-ins with the agent chasing them (Jason Bateman) as well as a couple of red-neck good old boys who just want to kill them just because they don’t like them. 

My two cents: This was a really fun movie.  It was great two nerds fulfilling their fantasies as they visited places like Roswell.  Paul was really well done.  There were lots of tie-ins to classic alien movies.  For example, when they stop for snacks, Paul yells “Don’t forget the Reese’s Pieces”.  Thrown in also are some bits of wisdom from Paul that are worth thinking about.

Bottom line: Most definitely worth seeing

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