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57 out of 100

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  • Starring: Nick Frost, Seth Rogen, Simon Pegg
  • Summary: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite for the comedy adventure Paul as two sci-fi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to America's UFO heartland. While there, they accidentally meet an alien who brings them on an insane road trip that alters their universe forever. (Universal)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 37
  3. Negative: 2 out of 37
  1. New Orleans Times-Picayune
    Reviewed by: Mike Scott
    Mar 18, 2011
    88
    The film -- lame of title but big on fun.
  2. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: Pete Hammond
    Mar 18, 2011
    80
    Paul is a close encounter with the comic brilliance of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost that makes going to the movies fun again.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    Mar 18, 2011
    60
    A decent comedy, good-natured if unspecial, amusing if rarely hilarious.
  4. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    Mar 17, 2011
    38
    Never achieves the exhilarating feat of exemplifying the types of Hollywood movies it wants to unpack.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 99
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 99
  3. Negative: 14 out of 99
  1. Terri44
    10
    If you like Simon Pegg and science fiction this is a very good movie. If you have friends who have been to any comic or sf conventions, and if you liked Galaxy Quest, then this is a GREAT Movie.… Expand
  2. Edward9630
    8
    Paul is a very good film. Im a big fan of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost acting in films and this is another great film with the two actors in it. There are alot of funny scenes in the film and the story is enjoyable to watch. My only problem with the film is some scenes in my opinion are just stupid overall. I would give this a high matinee!… Expand
  3. Nadim_Basna
    7
    Paul is funny, clever and very, very cheeky. Pegg and Frost have definitely delivered a great sci-fi comedy.
  4. soldoutactivist
    4
    "Seth Rogen is 'perfect' as Paul," primarily because you don't spend the movie watching the real Seth Rogen attempt acting. That alone garnered an extra point from me. The movie itself was ET meets Star Wars references written by people who smoked a lot of weed during the writing process.… Expand

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