Paul - E.T. gone off the rails 

Two British sci-fi geeks are travelling across America when they bump into a real life alien, aka Paul. Together they take to the road to evade everyone from angry rednecks to government agents.

If you like Simon Pegg's other comedies (Shaun of the Dead, Spaced, Hot Fuzz and the like) you'll probably enjoy the humour here, plus Seth Rogen does a good turn as the voice for the swearing, smoking alien, Paul.

Some people have criticised the film for `selling out' and being `too commercial,' especially when compared to Shaun etc. I didn't think so. I thought it was really funny. It probably helps if you're a sci-fi fan and you can pick up on all the genre references.  Also, just ignore all the debates on the internet that this film has sparked up about 'religion vs non religion' - it's not meant to really teach you anything, just be fun - which it is.

Definitely one for the nerds (of which I am one!).

8/10 The Force is definitely strong with this one