Clearly influenced by 'American Dad's Roger, 'Paul' aims at being a comical sister to it's eighties 'E.T.' counterpart. What could go wrong? Match a smart arsed alien with Pegg and Frost and you're sure to be a box office smash.
And that is exactly this films problem. It feels very lazy, with the jokes being predictable and uninspired. Pegg slips in and out of a strange accent in order to try and illustrate that this role is different from all of his others (it's not), whilst Frost stumbles around doing the same old things, only this time a little more fatter.
What 'American Dad' gets right is Roger's sense of irony and lack of consideration of everyone for anyone, but at the same time he always gets the audience on his side. 'Paul' however, comes across as a spoilt American kid in an alien suit.
Avoid at all costs.
And that is exactly this films problem. It feels very lazy, with the jokes being predictable and uninspired. Pegg slips in and out of a strange accent in order to try and illustrate that this role is different from all of his others (it's not), whilst Frost stumbles around doing the same old things, only this time a little more fatter.
What 'American Dad' gets right is Roger's sense of irony and lack of consideration of everyone for anyone, but at the same time he always gets the audience on his side. 'Paul' however, comes across as a spoilt American kid in an alien suit.
Avoid at all costs.