“Paul” is a lot like the terrible film “Ted” but it swaps out the talking bear for a short alien and somehow manages to be even worse. I am truly surprised at just how bad “Paul” is at times. You get a sense that the filmmakers have a love for sci-fi but why that love was held back during the majority of the picture is something I don’t know the answer to.

In “Paul”, a vulgar and horrible looking alien, named Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen “Pineapple Express”, “The Green Hornet”), escapes a top-secret government base. He then gets help from two British sci-fi tv and comic nerds, named Graeme and Clive (Simon Pegg “Star Trek”, Nick Frost “Shaun of the Dead”).

I really dislike the characters in this film as they all pointless say countless swear words. Graeme and Clive are some of the most unremarkable buddies found in movies. Their love for geeky stuff is never truly displayed. The Paul character is a vile looking alien who misses the physical charm of E.T. and doesn’t even look as pleasant as Ted. I really had a hard time finding anything amusing about these main characters. The only half-decent character was the one played by Sigourney Weaver (“Ghostbusters”, “Working Girl”) as they squeezed in the “Aliens” gag (that’s probably the only funny joke in the movie).

“Paul” is yet another film which tests how many bad words filmmakers can fit into a film without getting the top rating. There isn’t any tasteful humour here as the majority of it is just demeaning people because of their sexuality or religious beliefs. Like “Ted”, I don’t get what the positive buzz was about. I don’t like gross comedies such as the “Austin Powers” films, “Me, Myself And Irene”) and this is another film I can put in the same league. I will end my review by saying that “Paul” is a seriously bad comedy which never demonstrates the love for sci-fi that it should and ultimately becomes one of the worst films I’ve ever seen.