57
Metascore
37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumGraeme and Clive, representatives of a nation of nonbelievers in UFOs and big dinner portions, come to the psychic capital of a country that wants to believe, and they're transformed. In Paul, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost do likewise, in celebration of what the Spielbergian cosmos is all about.
- 80EmpireChris Hewitt (1)EmpireChris Hewitt (1)Broader and more accessible than either "Shaun Of The Dead" or "Hot Fuzz," Paul is pure Pegg and Frost - clever, cheeky and very, very funny. You'll never look at E. T. in the same way again.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterRay BennettThe Hollywood ReporterRay BennettAffectionate, funny and action-packed sci-fi spoof.
- 80Arizona RepublicArizona RepublicA celebration of sci-fi flicks, fanboys and good, old-fashioned bromance, Paul is a thoroughly enjoyable road trip.
- 63Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreThere's only so much humor you can wring from the f-bomb, even if you are a cute animated alien.
- 50VarietyLeslie FelperinVarietyLeslie FelperinPart bromance, part sci-fi spoof and all a bit disappointing.
- 50Village VoiceRobert WilonskyVillage VoiceRobert WilonskyThis is the smart-ass stoner's "E.T.," the movie the fanboy parent won't be able to hand down like some tattered, squeaky-clean memento to their action-figure-collecting kids. It's just not quite right without Wright, who could have helped Frost and Pegg stuff Mel Brooks back into their Han Solo Underoos.
- 50Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesThe script is a veritable cosmos of Spielberg in-jokes, but the writer-stars also make room for some vicious and decidedly English digs at red-state shit-kickers and Christian fundamentalists.
- 40The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneFeels at once secondhand in its eagerness and unknowing in its scorn.
- 40Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichThe title character himself is also an unimpressive digital creation-Rogen might as well be performing his stoner-from-another-world shtick during a wee-hours movieoke session.