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:20-03-2009
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
Reviews for Paul Blart: Mall Cop
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Men of a certain size will love Paul Blart - and his pursuit through the centre is remarkably inventive. Truly for all the family. Full Review |
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Just as James struggles to make unfunny material tolerable, so too does the supporting cast fall flat. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
...a hopelessly underwhelming comedy... Full Review |
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It's only almost the making of a comedy classic. Full Review |
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4/5 |
The title and premise alone sound like every stupid comedy you've avoided for decades. Something was different %u2013 something was done right. Three other friends shared my secret shame enjoying this amiable, broad %u2013 and subtle %u2013 romantic act Full Review |
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3/4 |
About ten times funnier than the similarly-themed Observe & Report, though this silly, slapstick adventure is aimed more at kids than adults. Full Review |
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D |
An unfunny comedy with a limited imagination and a steady diet of fat jokes. Full Review |
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B- |
The numerous making-of featurettes includes a treat for those of us in eastern Massachusetts with the Burlington Mall highlighted... Full Review |
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B- |
...a genial, inoffensive little comedy that coasts on the charm of its "King of Queens" star James... Full Review |
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68/100 |
What's most disappointing here is that Kevin James appears capable of far more rich and subtle comedy than he's ever likely to be part of in a Happy Madison production. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Y si, básicamente se trata de reírse del gordo. Pero como es el propio gordo quien sirve la broma, uno no se siente tan culpable y se ríe con él. Full Review |
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I found myself really quite enjoying this film, partly for its cheerful guying of mall culture. The heroine, Amy, works on a hair extension stand called Unbeweavable. Full Review |
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There's no doubt that James is a fine comedic actor and the role of Paul Blart fits his big frame like a well worn glove. As writers, however, he and Bakay rely too heavily on slapstick... Full Review |
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3/5 |
James makes a funny, likeable doofus, and the expansion of his girth since his hit sitcom The King of Queens is used to great comic effect. Full Review |
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Although juvenile, predictable and utterly forgettable, has an endearing central character in Kevin James Full Review |
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2/5 |
With only some scattershot scenes of physical humor, 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' does little to keep viewers safe from boredom. Full Review |
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2/4 |
to my surprise, once the action part of the story kicked in, "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" transformed into a rather enjoyable comic adventure. Full Review |
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An 'arresting' comedy. James' best work. Full Review |
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B- |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop is a tongue-planted-firmly-in-cheek force to be reckoned with. Full Review |
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2/4 |
a good-natured, but awkward and often unfunny comedy that bounces from sad-sack pathos to slapstick action parody Full Review |
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