And though I enjoyed a few of the small touches (his family could have been comedy gold), the denizens of the local mall are entirely forgettable, as is the team of villains.īut as is most important for any comedy, did I laugh during 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop?" Not really. Too bad there's no real meat here for him to chew on.
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Was I wrong to wish for a bit more whimsy? Visual flights of fancy? Subtle character shadings to Blart beyond the obvious? James has yet to stray far on the big-screen from the TV persona that made him famous (he's been playing a variant of Blart for years on "The King of Queens" and in movies like the dreadful ' I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry'), and he is a good fit for Blart. Unfortunately, the filmmakers have surrounded this lovable loser with such an uninspired visual world, dull characters and rote script that, quite frankly, he deserves better. There is an underlying sweetness to the Blart character, whose simple ways and fundamental decency make us immediately root for him. I must admit that I like these simple underdog stories, about an ordinary man who finds his greatness even if its in the most mundane of activities. So what if Blart is untrained, unarmed and a "really large target?" He's gonna have to finally become the real cop of his dreams if he's gonna save the day. Then the drama, and Paul is tested - a team of thugs raids the malls and takes hostages.
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What's funny about Blart, the movie and James try to tell us, is that with his closely cropped moustache, personal transporter, and gung-ho attitude, only he seems to take his job seriously. a heart that won't quit, a stomach that won't stop gurgling and a self-sworn oath to protect his turf!" Secretly he has always had huge dreams of becoming a State Trooper, but lacking the courage to follow his heart, he rides around the local mall as a security guard. Kevin James stars as mild-mannered mall cop Paul Blart. hardly the stuff a blockbuster is made up.
An amusing if simplistic concept, threadbare script, cliched characters, and uninspired direction. It's not that it's such a terrible film - it's just a mediocre one. It's $150 million box office success took most of the industry by surprise, including me. 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' is one of those movies. Every once in a while, a movie comes along that makes me feel completely alienated from the tastes of the general American moviegoing public.