Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Good concept, poorly executed.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Blistering performances.

Not really much to say here. This movie is very funny and has a decent story with good CGI (for 2011) but it feels really weak when compared to Simon Pegg's other movies. The jokes can get a bit repetitive and it feels very "american" compared to Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz (Mainly because Greg Mottola is directing) but it's just something that bothers me a little and nothing else. It's a fun movie, but unlike Kingsman and other fun movies it clearly lacks a creative spark.

I've seen this a few times now, and it cracks me up every time. My taste in movie genres is quite broad, but I'll admit it tends to lean more towards Sci-fi. My favourite Sci-fi movie is, and probably always will be, Forbidden Planet. That said, my favourite Comedy Sci-Fi is, absolutely, Paul. Even though I know what's coming, I still laugh out loud. There's been a long-running dialogue on here about the merits of this movie as regards religion .vs. atheism. This movie is NOT a sounding board for that particular debate - if indeed a debate was needed. The story-line seeks to use as one element, the interplay of the two beliefs (non-beliefs?) in relation to the existence of other life forms in the universe. Having said that, I worry that folks are putting way too much emphasis on these matters. It's just a very funny comedy film based on a Sci-fi premise ... and I love it! Just read my strap-line.There's real life ... and then there's movies!

Paul is sometimes funny but a lot of times the jokes fall flat. The jokes are quite stupid most of the time and you're really disappointed when they fall flat. Fortunately you can get a few laughs sometimes. Unfortunately though the movie is super cliché. It follows the exact movie formula for this kind of movie. For example. The hero gets the girl at the end, Paul has to sacrifice himself but survives, unnecessary love interest etc. Most of the time it's generic but sometimes Paul manages to pull off a nice plot twist, like Jason Bateman is actually a good guy. This is obviously not an action movie but there is 1 or 2 good action scenes and a little bit of suspense. Paul is not really an interesting movie in my opinion. Paul doesn't really need to take itself seriously but unfortunately it does and that's why it's kind of boring. It never really establishes that it's going to be funny. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Jason Bateman do a great acting job which is really good for the movie. So finally, while Paul can be quite funny at times, it kind of fails at being funny, it's generic and never really finds it's genre. Luckily when it's funny it's funny, there's good action, good acting, suspense and a good plot twist. If you want to rent Paul remember it's a mixed bag.

I happened to have came across this movie last night on Film 4 and I decided to check it out. The film follows two British Sci-Fi nerds who come across an alien named Paul(voiced by Seth Rogen)who is on the run and is looking for his way home(like E.T). So they help Paul out and team up with another co-pilot who happens to be blind(played by Kristen Wigg)and together they try and help Paul out as a FBI agent(played by Jason Bateman) is after him.Overall I found this film funny. The special effects on Paul is very good as it looks so real looking(as Paul is CGI). The acting was great as both Simon Pegg and Nick Frost worked on this film and have starred in numerous films before like Hot Fuzz or Shawn Of The Dead.And the rest of it was funny too. Keep an eye out for Jane Lynch,Tangled's Jeffrey Tambor and The Lucky One's Blythn Danner(as the woman who first seen Paul years ago).