WARNING THE FOLLOW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS: I know it seems weird me having a movie review on here but with the amount of movies I watch this is only natural. My first ever movie review will be the sci-f comedy: Paul. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite as two nerds attending the San Diego comic-con who set out on a journey to go to some of America's ufo potshots. Along the way they witness a car crash only to meet an alien voiced by Seth Doyen named Paul. The three then set off on an adventure to return Paul home only to be followed by a gun toting Christian nuthin, two inept government agents and Jason Bateman. As much as I dislike Seth Rogen there was something that I liked about his performance as Paul. He made Paul an alien that I think would be fun to hang out with. Pegg and Frost once again do a great job together as Paul's accomplices in his escape to safety. Joining the cast was Kristen Wiig as the daughter of the Christian nut job whose faith has now been broken due to meeting a alien. Playing the role as the main government agent chasing our heroes is the always wonderful Jason Bateman who's true motives aren't revealed until the end. Giving Bateman his orders via radio is sci-f legend Sigourney Weaver as The Big Man. Anyone who watches sci-f movies will ever enjoy the references to past films. I just wish that they had made some kind of joke about Simon Pegg playing Scott in the new Star Trek. The one reference I didn't see coming was at the end when we find out where our group of heroes is going and of you've never seen Close Encounters you wont understand. Jeffrey Tambor makes a cameo at comic-con as a science fiction writer as does Blythe Danner as an old woman who discovered Paul. The most surprising cameo of the entire film was that of Academy Award winning director Steven Spielberg as himself in a scene in which we find out where he got his inspiration for the movie E.T. Overall I would give this movie a 7.5/10 and would recommend if you want a fun comedy.
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