To me, this movie is perfection.

Absolutely the worst movie.

Absolutely Brilliant!

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

I've just watched Suck, also by Rob Stefaniuk, and loved it tremendously, so I had to also see Phil the Alien. While it is not so good as Suck, this movie is funnier, with the same weird feel to it that made me like both films.The plot is really irrelevant, even if it is truly original and full of good humour. The acting is good with some actors, rather bland with others, but the overall quality is good. We see some common Stefaniuk themes like the hopeless rock band or Nicole de Boer, who has an important role in this film.Bottom line: a funny comedy for a change, full of Canadians and with a brilliant script. It is not a masterpiece, but it is better than most films I've seen. Way to go, Rob!

I must admit that Canadians have never been to successful in creating amazing movies... but Phil the Alien is a hilarious movie. It's a bit corny at times, and has weak special effects but overall i liked it. The main character(also the director and writer)is an excellent actor, and he knows how to make an audience laugh, which is the whole point of this movie. This movie may have dull moments at times but the humor is irresistible, and i believe that this movie deserves an award for it's excellence unlike other comedies that are high budget movies and do nothing but waste your time (hate to mention titles but it has to be done, Scary Movie 3 & 4)The whole cast is brilliant, you can tell that they have chemistry because of the wonderful job they do together. And even though there's a lot of swearing and "dirty" words being used throughout the whole movie, it's still very amusing; which is a warning for people who don't enjoy movies with foul language and unappropriated actions or violence. But don't get me wrong if you don't mind those things, then you need to watch this movie because it's one of a kind, truly one of a kind.

This movie has got to be one of the worst I have ever seen make it to DVD!!! The story line might have clicked if the film had more funding and writers that would have cut the nonsense and sickly scenes that I highly caution parents on.... But the story line is like a loose cannon. If there was such a thing as a drive thru movie maker-this one would have sprung from that.It reminded me a lot of the quickie films that were put out in the 1960's, poor script writing and filming. The only sensible characters in the whole movie was the bartender and beaver. The rest of the film, could have easily been made by middle school children. I give this film a rating of 1 as it is truly awful and left my entire family with a sense of being cheated. My advice-Don't Watch It!!!

The plot setup is excellent -- an alien crash lands on earth in a backwater town, quickly becomes an alcoholic, makes some friends, joins a band. The US government secret agent assigned to eliminate the alien is also an alcoholic, but goes sober when he's "reactivated" to kill Phil. Since Phil is in the bar, the secret agent can't find him.Meanwhile, Phil moves in with a talking beaver, discovers Jesus, and goes on tour. Phil doesn't think that shape shifting or telekinesis are cool, but the Canadians he runs across beg to differ.Graham Greene is excellent as the bartender, and writer/director Rob Stafaniuk makes a good alcoholic alien. The best acted character, though, is the kid.The Canadian Stereotypes are very amusing, Canadians should love this film. The jokes just keep coming, some of them are overstated, others are subtle and understated, but I never stopped laughing. At the end look forward to the "kill me" alien.