Very well made with some nice CGI work and effects; I also very much liked the choice of music, but if you open with 'Another Girl, Another Planet' by The Only Ones you've got me right there! All the performances were pretty good, although I particularly liked Kristen Wiig as Ruth Buggs, she really stood out for me performance-wise. Of the others, well, Simon Pegg as Graeme Willy and Nick Frost as Clive Gollings pretty much did what they usually do and Seth Rogen as the voice of Paul was just about what I expected. I'll give honourable mentions to; Jason Bateman as Agent Zoil, Bill Hader as Haggard, Joe Lo Truglio as O'Reilly and, not forgetting, Sigourney Weaver as The Big Guy.
A film littered with nods and homage's to many classic sci-fi movies; you could spend hours going through it and noting them all. This could be distracting, but, as it's a comedy, I'll let it slide (this time). I thought the theological question was handled quite well, although I can see it not going down too well in certain quarters. It's a well scripted piece although I did get the feeling it had been very much 'tweaked' towards the American market; although a couple of 'Brit' in-jokes did squeak through. I must say I did enjoy it though and, at the end of the day, it did what it said on the tin. I was afraid it would go off in a certain direction at one point, but in the end they managed to steer it home! Would I watch it again?... Yes!... Recommended.
My score: 7.0/10.
IMDb Score: 7.1/10 (based on 75,553 votes at the time of going to press).
Rotten Tomatoes 'Tomatometer' Score: 71/100 (based on 189 reviews counted at the time of going to press).
Rotten Tomatoes 'Audience' Score: 70/100 (based on 80,163 user ratings counted at the time of going to press).
You can find an expanded version of this review on my blog: Thoughts of a SteelMonster.
A film littered with nods and homage's to many classic sci-fi movies; you could spend hours going through it and noting them all. This could be distracting, but, as it's a comedy, I'll let it slide (this time). I thought the theological question was handled quite well, although I can see it not going down too well in certain quarters. It's a well scripted piece although I did get the feeling it had been very much 'tweaked' towards the American market; although a couple of 'Brit' in-jokes did squeak through. I must say I did enjoy it though and, at the end of the day, it did what it said on the tin. I was afraid it would go off in a certain direction at one point, but in the end they managed to steer it home! Would I watch it again?... Yes!... Recommended.
My score: 7.0/10.
IMDb Score: 7.1/10 (based on 75,553 votes at the time of going to press).
Rotten Tomatoes 'Tomatometer' Score: 71/100 (based on 189 reviews counted at the time of going to press).
Rotten Tomatoes 'Audience' Score: 70/100 (based on 80,163 user ratings counted at the time of going to press).
You can find an expanded version of this review on my blog: Thoughts of a SteelMonster.