What starts off as a reunion to finally undertake and complete a pub crawl ends up being a fight for survival against an invasion of alien robots.
Lots of laughs, lots of fun and certainly lots of violence, I can't help but feel though that this is slightly derivative of 'Shaun of the Dead'. In that film there were zombies running amok in an English village; here we have alien robots running amok in an English village.
In all honesty I was rather enjoying the story of these guys getting together again and using the pub crawl as a way to revisit and heal old emotional wounds and I was a bit disappointed when the whole sci-fi stuff started. From that moment on I could see how the film was going to turn out; fights, laughs people standing up to the bullies and then saving the world.
Loads of fun yes, but predictable.
Everyone in the awesome cast has several moments to shine yet Simon Pegg definitely carries the film throughout. I've often thought he would make a very good Doctor Who and this film kind of feels like a Doctor Who type story, except for the rampant alcoholism.
All said and done this is still a brilliant comedy from a team of people who make consistently brilliant comedies. Can't wait to see what they come up with next.
***1/2 out of *****
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