This movie did a lot of things right, but also failed on many levels. Kate Beckinsale is a wonderful actor and is usually a great leading lady. Unfortunately, her work in this movie came off as forced and generic. Simon Pegg delivers as best he can without Nick Frost. I felt like the movie overall was an "R" rated Bruce Almighty but instead of God, we got Scientology. Not a bad watch but you really do not want to watch it expecting Shuan of the Dead or Hot Fuzz.

It's hard not to like 'Absolutely Anything' – Simon Pegg, best known for his role as 'Shaun' in 'Shaun of the Dead, Spaced' and almost every other film where he's played a slight variation of his usual lovable slacker alter-ego – plays, well, her a variation of his usual lovable slacker alter-ego. However, when he's wandering around in London one day pining over his neighbour, Kate Beckinsale, he's given the power to have anything and everything he wants by the cast of Monty Python (albeit computer-generated alien monstrous versions of themselves who live in a space ship and decide to test humanity in this way to see what happens – and whether to blow the entire planet up while they're at it!). All Pegg has to do is wave his hand and his innermost desires come to fruition.He therefore fixes the entire world's problems and everyone lives happily ever after.Okay, so that would make a pretty dull film. Everything goes about as swimmingly as you'd expect given a man who talks to his dog unlimited superpowers. You'll notice I opened this review with the line 'it's hard not to LIKE Absolutely Anything.' I didn't use the word 'LOVE.' And the reason being that this is basically one of those films that you can have on in the background and do other things and not really miss that much.It's definitely not bad. It's just not a 'classic' comedy. Yes, the appearance of the (remaining) Monty Python boys is always welcome. Even their beautifully-weird alien incarnations are as madcap as their geriatric human selves. And it's great to see them all together on screen again. In some ways... the film could just be about them and would be even better! Pegg plays Pegg. Kate Beckinsale plays 'generic love interest #56' and there's an array of characters who you'll sort of recognise from other things, but not really know where. The only real stand-out character (besides the CGI pythons) is the dog. The reason being because one of Pegg's wishes is that his pet can talk. And talk her does. For he's voiced by none other than the (sadly) late, great Robin Williams and, yes, he's definitely on a par with the Pythons when it comes to enjoyable screen time.If you're looking for a fun little comedy to pass the time then this would fit the bill. It's a nice enough film which doesn't really try to be anything too amazing and should appeal to pretty much everyone. Once you know the premise then you'll probably predict every last plot point that's to come. However, I certainly couldn't bring myself to hate it and will definitely re-watch it again in a couple of years.

Simon Pegg, Robin Williams, John Cleese and the Monty Python gang are just some of the comedic talent in this movie. Now admittedly yes it is essentially a British remake of "Bruce Almighty" (which I absolutely love) and while it's not hilarious it is certainly very funny. So the plot in it's simplest form is Pegg's character is given the ability to do absolutely anything he wants by aliens looking to accept Earth into their alliance or destroy it and what follows are some rather funny outcomes. Now I am a fan of Simon Pegg partly because I was born in the same city as the actor and I genuinely find him very funny ("Shaun of the Dead" and "Paul" are two of my favourite comedy movies) and there's no question I adored Robin Williams so those two names drew me to want to see this movie and I was laughing at practically every joke in the movie. Now in truth the story could've been better but for what it's worth it isn't terrible. My only gripe with it is it should've been a "15" certificate due to the number of times the f-word is actually used in it and the brief nudity in one sequence (to put into perspective it was rated a 12A here in the UK which allows mild swearing, maybe one use of the f-word and implied nudity not in your face "those are definitely breasts" nudity) which certainly surprised the adults who had brought their young kids to see a movie with Robin Williams as a talking dog let me tell you. The movie is good, it is funny, is it the greatest comedy ever made? I'd have to say no, but it's a good movie for a chuckle and especially if you're a fan of any of the actors in the movie...just don't let your children watch it if you don't like them hearing the f-word or seeing naked breasts in a movie rated "12A" (or "PG-13" or the equivalent certificate if you're watching in another country).

Absolutely Anything is a good movie with a well written plot and a top notch comedic cast. It is a very inventive, imaginative story as we see Neil, played by the hilarious Simon Pegg, as he is given the power by a group of aliens to have anything he wants come through. Pegg is joined by the late great Robin Williams as his dog Dennis, who is the highlight for me as Williams speaks in a way that we would all imagine dogs must think. As well as that, Kate Beckinsale shines as his love interest, Rob Riggle is a hilarious antagonist and the Monty Python crew are terrific as the intergalactic aliens. I did feel, on the other hand, that it does not entirely deliver on its potential, it is given a plot line that gives the writers free reign to write anything, and yet it still manages to feel restricted. Terry Jones had apparently been developing this story for over twenty years, but it somehow managed to feel very thrown together. I think the biggest mistake this movie makes is having Neil tell people about his powers. Something that they should have learned from the movie that is most similar to this one, Bruce Almighty, is that it is more fun for an audience if we are the only people that know about this massive secret the main character is hiding, as soon as he tells his friend Ray, I feel instantly less connected to the story. While it is certainly flawed, Absolutely Anything is still great fun, worth the watch if you are looking for a good comedy, just do not go out of your way to see it, check it out on Netflix. A man is bestowed with the powers to do whatever his heart desires, what he does not know is that he is being tested by alien forces to see if he uses the powers for good. Best Performance: Simon Pegg