You can't be too hard on a film that blows up a Rainforest Cafe, can you?
2 Comments
02/02/09
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
34
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
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
Thanks to Kevin James' earnest portrayal of an earnest guy, I was won over by the film's goofy charms.
01/30/09
I know this is January, the month where dreadful movies go to die, and I know we have to take what we can get. But this? Spring has rarely seemed so far away.
01/26/09
I really, really like Kevin James. But this is disappointing.
01/25/09
Like a mall, has long stretches where you see nothing of interest and a generally stale air to it. Unlike a mall, you can't just browse and then move on to a better section.
01/22/09
The Black Friday setting suggests that this was meant to be a holiday release, but it’s not hard to see why the studio dumped this suckfest in January.
01/21/09
There's nothing quite like the words 'Happy Madison Productions' appearing on the screen to diminish my expectations concerning the movie about to unfold.
01/21/09
Kevin James throws his weight around as the dedicated mall cop, but sometimes his actions are more silly than funny.
01/20/09
This isn't brain surgery; this is daffy entertainment that plays to its strengths, with director Steve Carr trusting in James' deadpan earnesty
01/20/09
James takes a Segway, a cheesy mustache and the comic idea of Die Hard in a mall and bumbles his way to a lightweight but frequently funny film for the whole family.
01/20/09
Once you’ve seen about the first 20 minutes of the movie, you’ve got a sense of what all of the jokes were going to be.
01/20/09
James gives it everything he's got, totally committing to the character and delivering clean comedy which often times is often more difficult than creating just a raunch-fest.
01/20/09
The hero is named for a disgusting bodily function that's hardly PG material, but the movie itself seems to be aimed at grade schoolers.
01/18/09
It's a trivial pursuit, slathered with peanut butter.
01/18/09
A couple of Segway jokes stretched to an hour and a half running time.
01/18/09
...this is a masterpiece compared to anything Rob Schneider has put out only it suffers from the same form of stereotyping.
01/18/09
The film's drawback seems to be (Kevin) James' indecision on a tone as well as how to present Blart.
01/17/09
Just one long pratfall...an avalanche of really dumb action comedy that aims to be a variant on the Inspector Clouseau formula but fails miserably.
01/17/09
Mall cops everywhere should sue. The movie is trash.
01/16/09
Kevin James is hard not to like. He's a big, goofy, personable doofus better suited for a half-an-hour TV show like The King of Queens than trying to carry a 90-minute movie.
01/16/09
Latest News for Paul Blart: Mall Cop
May 21, 2009:
A babysitter's delight! 
More...
May 18, 2009:
RT on DVD: Paul Blart and Valkyrie Storm Store Shelves
This week we ask if a certain January box office hit about a portly security guard in a shopping mall will continue its reign of success on home video (Paul Blart: Mall Cop),... More...
February 02, 2009:
Hollywood's Biggest January Ever
Thanks in part to "Paul Blart: Mall Cop," last month provided Hollywood with its first billion-dollar January. More...
January 25, 2009:
Box Office Wrapup: Paul Blart Triumphs Again
THIS WEEKEND Sony became the first studio in over a year to seize control of the top two spots at the box office as its Kevin James comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop remained at... More...
What’s Hot On RT
Other News
Fresh Links
Featured
RT on YouTube
Subscribe to RT's YouTube channel and don't miss a second of our cracking video content.
RT on Twitter
Follow Rotten Tomatoes and join us as we tweet about the week's releases.
IGN RSS Feeds