it was amusing. it was funny. a sweet, cuss-filled homage to sci-fi blockbusters from 30+ years ago, specifically E.T. and close encounters of the third kind with a few others tossed in.
two british guys do a road trip across the western U.S. to see alien-themed sites (roswell, area 51, comicon), and pick up an escaping alien, and an unborn again christian along the way. while being hunted down by jason bateman. what's not to like about all that? but, not the hilarity of shaun of the dead, from whom this movie also comes...still, well worth seeing.
one wonders how much they spent just creating the alien guy, though he was worth the investment...really well crafted. kristen wiig remains the most remarkable comic actor of this era; jason bateman keeps the chase moving along.
(related kristen wiig news: they showed a trailer for her upcoming movie, bridesmaid, that, for her alone, will be on my list.)
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