When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day (www.imdb.com).
Director: Steve Carr (Next Friday, Dr. Dolittle 2, Daddy Day Care)
Starring: Kevin James, Keir O'Donnell, Jayma Mays, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Rannazzisi
Paul Blart: Mall Cop is your average, run-of-the-mill movie. Think Die Hard without the tension and the tenacity, and in a mall instead of the Nakatomi plaza. The humour will either dead-pan or thrill, depending on your taste. The story's simple, an easy-going security guard of a mall gets locked in with a group of bmxing and free-running criminals who are powered by their greed for money. They've taken hostages, and they won't give them up until they get what they want. Blart (James) is there to save the day. It takes a good third of the film to get the ball rolling, Kevin James makes a better lead than the monotonous Sandler we expect to front every Happy Madison production. The script relies on James' clumsy demeanour. Awkward conversations are his forte and trips and falls are his get out clause. Still, there's nothing like seeing a nice guy winning, especially after watching pen-geek Stuart (Stephen Rannazzisi) bully's Blart so much it's cruel and even awkward to watch. Blart kicking some ass though, is far exceeding in choices of viewing these days.
3/5
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