Phil the Alien |
  • Canada • 2004 • 82m •    • Directed by: Rob Stefaniuk. • Starring: Rob Stefaniuk, Nicole de Boer, Brad McGinnes, Bruce Hunter, Seán Cullen, John Kapelos, Boyd Banks, Jason Jones, Graham Greene, Joe Flaherty, Christopher Barry, Mike Beaver, Addison Bell. • Music by: John Kastner.   An innocent human like alien crashes to Earth and find himself alone in the wilds of northern Canada, and then manipulated by the people he meets.
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Phil the Alien is a film that could have gone incredibly wrong. It takes a truck load of gumption and panache to pull off a movie about a shape-changing alien who crash lands on earth, becomes an alcoholic and joins a Christian rock band. Not to mention a film that includes a subplot about a talking beaver, colour coded alien assassins and a childwhore love story. Somehow the film works and manages to be not only hilarious but also surprisingly insightful and sweet natured.
I'm not sure why Will Ferrell is allowed to ruin every comedy produced in North America by his sheer presence, while Rob Stefaniuk remains in relative obscurity. This guy makes Jim Carrey look about as funny as Tom Arnold, and unlike the majority of his colleagues in the comedy world, he can actually act. The supporting cast are all great and the film really profits from their consistently strong performances.
Phil the Alien is the kind of movie you will either love or hate. I obviously loved just about everything about it, from the cool puppetry (Rob Stefaniuk, take another bow) to the old school special effects and even the band's crappy music. I kept expecting the joke to wear thin but it never did. Phil the Alien is unlike any of the dire comedies that have been excreted from the bowels of Hollywood in recent years. For that reason alone, it deserves to be praised and admired by the largest possible audience.
Review by Crap_Connoisseur from the Internet Movie Database.
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