More Options  Review of Paul  Voice in the Dark (theater)  LaRae
Meadows  April 13, 2011  Anyone calling Paul charismatic,
humorous, or timeless is probably suffering a terrible case of
confirmation bias.  After attending Comic Con, Graeme (Simon
Pegg) and Clive (Nick Frost) rent an RV and visit numerous alien
hotbed locations. After an eventless handful of alien-friendly
stops and pictures of empty landscapes, their trip comes to an
abrupt stop when a car in front of them rolls off the road. When
they get out to help the driver, they are shocked by whom they
find behind the wheel: Paul the alien (voiced by Seth Rogen).
Paul convinces them to take him north to save him from
government agents (Jason Bateman, Bill Hader, Joe Lo Truglio)
who are on the hunt to take him back to Area 51.  The beginning
of the movie starts off with some promise. Paul stars Simon Pegg
and Nick Frost as adorably chubby, slightly awkward yet noble
geeks with an enthusiasm for all things alien. How could it go
wrong? I’ll tell you how: