What if all of our clichéd notions about aliens—elongated bodies, flying saucers, government cover-ups, anal probes—well, not anal probes—are all based in reality? That’s one premise of this genial comedy from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, who were behind the parodies Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. The British duo wrote the film (with Greg Mottola directing) and star as nerdy pals vacationing in America, attending Comic-Con and hitting the road in an RV.
This doesn’t some much parody sci-fi films themselves as our notions of aliens, nerds, and possibly British people. The alien, Paul, with whom they have a close encounter seems a lot like a regular guy, or like Seth Rogen, anyway, who provides the voice. (He looks a lot like E.T., but there’s a reason for that.)
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viewed 2/24/11 at Ritz East [PFS screening] and reviewed 3/22/11
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