gence " ▁and ▁possess ing ▁a ▁" dist inct ▁short age ▁of ▁real ▁g ags ". ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁scale ▁N ig el ▁Andrew s ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁only ▁one ▁star , ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁" f alter ing ▁extr ater rest rial ▁knock about ". ▁The ▁Independent ▁gr ades ▁the ▁film ▁two ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five , ▁saying , ▁" P eg g ▁is ▁like able ▁as ▁usual , ▁F rost ▁more ▁dol t ish ▁than ▁usual , ▁and ▁Krist en ▁Wi ig ▁an ▁appe aling ▁convert ▁from ▁Bible ▁th um per ▁to ▁lad ette ", ▁and ▁notes ▁that ▁" from ▁time ▁to ▁time , ▁clever ▁ideas ▁rear ▁their ▁heads ▁– ▁like ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁' Paul ' ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁bra ins ▁behind ▁all ▁science - f iction ▁and ▁U FO ▁initi atives ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁ 3 0 ▁years , ▁including ▁Close ▁Enc oun ters ▁and ▁The ▁X - Files ▁– ▁but ▁they ▁soon ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁film ' s ▁default ▁setting ▁of ▁l add ish ▁jap es ▁and ▁a ▁conv iction ▁that ▁the ▁word ▁' cock su cker ' ▁will ▁always ▁get ▁a ▁laugh ." ▁ ▁I GN ▁provided ▁Paul ▁with ▁three ▁reviews . ▁The ▁first ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁three ▁stars , ▁stating , ▁" Sim on ▁Peg g ▁and ▁Nick ▁F rost ▁send ▁up ▁everything ▁from ▁Star ▁Wars ▁to ▁E . T . ▁in ▁this ▁sci - fi ▁comedy   ... ▁As ▁with ▁Peg g ▁and ▁F rost ' s ▁previous ▁films ▁together , ▁it ' s ▁derivative