Paul

Before I begin this movie's critique, allow me to say that I love Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I believe they are the best comedic duo since David Spade and Chris Farley. Their previous works, "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz" were laugh out loud funny and brilliantly written. If you haven't seen at least one of the films beforehand, you may not fully understand the capability of these actors, or, for that matter, director / writer Edgar Wright.

In the two previous movies, the opening weekend profits started small, then gained more and more success as the weeks went on, both bringing in more than double their production budgets, (along with impressive DVD sales) and creating a large fan base both in America and the UK. After "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hott Fuzz", Pegg split off from his partner Frost, appearing solo in "Run FatBoy Run" and the mega-hit "Star Trek" remake. (Look for him to play Scotty again in 2012) Four years later, the two have reunited in "Paul".

From director Greg Mottola - "Superbad" and "Adventureland", "Paul" is the story of two English born comic book creators, who have come to the U.S. on the ultimate vacation for sci-fi nerds. They attend comicon, and renting an r.v., embark on a road trip to visit the countries famous UFO hot spots. Just outside of Roswell, after witnessing a car crash, they stumble upon a little gray man - named Paul.

For the next hour and a half, we follow the three as they try to hide the joint smoking, cussing, bird eating and sometimes invisible alien and get him back to his ship's landing site. Along the way, they pick up a one-eyed girl who learns the joys of Darwinism, and they try to avoid the usual bumblings of the FBI who will stop at nothing to retrieve their alien.

Though I did enjoy Seth Rogens' voice as Paul, and the occasional quotes that were stolen - I mean taken from our favorite sci-fi films that are sprinkled throughout the film, "Paul" doesn't even come close to the excellence of Pegg and Frost's previous works. I wonder what is missing?.... Oh, that's right Edgar Wright. It was cute and all but, I wouldn't recommend paying to see it - I'm glad I didn't have to. Spell it with me: N-E-T-F-L-I-X