Calum Gilchrist

  1. Review: Paul

    26th February

    Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are just a great duo. All their projects where they’re together are amazing. Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Spaced and now Paul. I love Simon Pegg and Nick Frost - I actually have Simon Pegg’s autograph, even though I completely froze up when I met him. Spaced is one of my top 5 television shows but I knew not to get too excited for Paul. The only reason I didn’t get myself too excited was because it’s quite a tall order for something to be as good as Hot Fuzz or Shaun of the Dead, although I did really enjoy Paul.

    Paul starts out with Nick Frost and Simon Pegg at Comic Con in California, a thing that I would love to do some day. Nick and Simon just make a really great nerdy duo as that’s what I believe they’re like in real life. They just fit the roles snuggly and it was entertaining to watch them together.

    My main criticism with the film was the pace, it just felt a little slow between key sequences, there was just too much space. I’m not sure entirely what I mean by that, but I feel this way about many films.

    Of course the main thing you want from a Simon Pegg and Nick Frost film is comedy. There was enough to keep me happy and I had quite a lot of fun. Although I will admit that I sat quite near the front which I wasn’t a fan of, so I’d maybe like to see it again. That’s one of the curses and joys of going to the cinema. Your experience in the building can sometimes effect the way that you react towards a film.

    There were plenty of references to past Science Fiction films which were quite nice to see and I’d maybe like to watch it again to try and spot all of them. I really liked the idea of Paul, the alien (voiced by Seth Rogen). It was just nice to see an alien so accustomed to life on Earth and actually being a much ‘cooler’ person than Simon Pegg or Nick Frost’s character.

    Although it’s not my favourite Nick Frost and Simon Pegg film I really liked it and it had a really nice to it and the dynamic between Nick and Simon is always a joy to watch.

    Paul - 3/5

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