The third big screen teaming of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost lacks the verve of Edgar Wright’s direction but it still an enjoyable take on sci fi and chase flicks. It’s got a bright Galaxy Quest-esque idea – two sci fi nerds doing a tour of UFO sights find an actual alien – some good jokes and very funny support performances from Jane Lynch, Kirsten Wiig (playing “the girl” but given a real character to play), Jason Bateman and Seth Rogen (excellent special effects here). It’s a bit too loud and frantic in places, there are too many gay jokes and I felt it was a bit mean for the nerd FBI agent to be scarred for life. Has any film in recent years taken such a dig at creationism?
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