James, at his best when he lets loose, plays his character a little too straight and so loses some of the movie's comic potential.
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01/16/09
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
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Reviews Counted:105
Fresh:36
Rotten:69
Average Rating:4.6/10
Consensus: Paul Blart: Mall Cop has some laughs, but its plot is flimsy and lacking in any sustained comic momentum.
Theatrical Release:Jan 16, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $146,336,178
Synopsis: : Coming off the finale of television's popular sitcom THE KING OF QUEENS and 2007's I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY, funnyman Kevin James takes the role of a single dad in this largely... [More]
Starring: Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O'Donnell, Bobby Cannavale
Director: Steve Carr
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Reviews for Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Top CriticSensationally stupid, haphazardly made and qualifying as unmitigated trash by any standards, Paul Blart: Mall Cop also manages to be consistently hilarious, thanks to star Kevin James.
01/16/09
This comedy from Adam Sandler's Happy Madison production company takes itself too seriously for its own good.
01/16/09
Surprisingly winning.
01/16/09
To call this Kevin James comedy fatuous might be misinterpreted as an attack on the star's girth -- so how about inane, tepid, lazy, puerile, phony, and unfunny?
01/16/09
It's unlikely that even WALL-E could bring himself to scoop up this movie and leave it on his post-apocalyptic junk heap.
01/16/09
Top CriticYou might chuckle occasionally as the film drones on to a close, but mostly you'll be wondering when it will all end.
01/16/09
Producer Adam Sandler must have though so little of the film that he didn't even see it fit for a Rob Schneider cameo.
01/16/09
...a silly film that exists primarily as a vehicle for James... this marks the emergence of a comedy star who may get to fulfill the promise he shows here in films to come.
01/16/09
You'd better shop around%u2014you could probably find an unfunny comedy with an unappealing hero and clumsily shot action choreography for much less than retail price. Maybe the straight-to-DVD bin?
01/16/09
Oh my goodness, it's a ripoff of Die Hard. A shameless ripoff that gets more and more shameless the longer it goes on...
01/16/09
Paul Blart: Mall Cop is a perfect display of clichés and predictability but I couldn't help but laugh at Kevin James riding the scooter and his addiction to pixie sticks.
01/16/09
Paul Blart delivers laughs, yes, but it's only one great slapstick actor and a little bit of heart away from being just another truly idiotic comedy.
01/16/09
Never delivers the big laughs this star in this promising premise really should.
01/16/09
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01/16/09
So, as much as I hate to be mean, it is my solemn responsibility as a movie reviewer to award Paul Blart Mall Cop a Frowny Face. (Don't hate me, Kevin James! Or you either, Steve Carr!)
01/16/09
Adept at physical comedy, Kevin James -- who co-wrote the 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' script -- emerges the king of his retail domain.
01/16/09
Who could have imagined that, mere days into 2009, we'd already have a formidable contender for the worst film of the year!?
01/16/09
Boring and predictable in both its narrative and its aesthetics, Paul Blart: Mall Cop is dumbed-down, low-rent slapstick with stereotypes galore and a violent undercurrent that doesn't sit well.
01/15/09
It's Die Hard meets Home Alone on a segway! Except, Kevin James is not as cute as Macaulay Culkin and not as tough as Bruce Willis.
01/15/09
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