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Paul Blart: Mall Cop

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Sequel:

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Original title

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Year

2009

Running time

87 min.

Country

United States

Director

Steve Carr

Screenwriter

Kevin James, Nick Bakay

Cast

Music

Waddy Wachtel

Cinematography

Russ T. Alsobrook

Producer

Columbia Pictures, Relativity Studios

Genre

Comedy | Heist Film. Job/Employment. Family-friendly

Synopsis

Paul Blart (Kevin James, "Hitch") is a single, suburban dad, trying to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall. Though no one else takes his job seriously, Paul considers himself on the front lines of safety. When a heist shuts down the megaplex, Jersey's most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day.

Critics' reviews

"It's as slam-bang preposterous as any R-rated comedy you can name. It's just that Paul Blart and the film's other characters don't feel the need to use the f-word as the building block of every sentence. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Even though it was co-produced by Adam Sandler, it never sinks to scatological humor. That's pretty much where the accolades end for this mediocre."

Jen Chaney: The Washington Post
"The last name Blart may be the funniest thing in the movie, so that's a hint as to just how bad this shopping-center saga can be (...) Rating: ★½ (out of four)"

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"Directed by Steve Carr, a man who knows how to put a camera in front of things, if little else, and written, sort of, by Nick Bakay and Mr. James"

Nathan Lee: The New York Times
"An almost shockingly amateurish one-note-joke comedy on which the star also shares writing and producing credit"

Brian Lowry: Variety
Two Weeks #1 in the Box Office USA. Domestic Total Gross: + $146 million.

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Paul Blart: Mall Cop

2009

Steve Carr

4.0

(3,877)