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34% Tomatometer 117 Reviews 43% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings A single suburban father (Kevin James) works at a mall as a security guard to make ends meet, and he takes his job very seriously, even though most of his colleagues and customers don't. As the holidays approach, Paul gets his moment to shine when Santa's little helpers shut down the mall down and take hostages, including his daughter and girlfriend. He realizes no one knows the place better than he does, and he mounts his trusty steed, a Segway, and goes to the rescue. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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Paul Blart: Mall Cop has some laughs, but its plot is flimsy and lacking in any sustained comic momentum.

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Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Rotten Tomatoes (1) David Jenkins Time Out Unmemorable, unfunny and unoriginal. Rated: 2/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Christine Champ Film.com In places the plot sags a bit and some jokes don't quite hit their mark or tickle the funny bone as much as they're obviously meant to. Rated: C+ May 6, 2011 Full Review Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Peter Travers Rolling Stone Shoot me now! Rated: 1/4 Feb 3, 2011 Full Review Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Kevin James' blend of fat jokes and hilarious physical comedy deftly masks story shortcomings. Rated: 6/10 Nov 29, 2020 Full Review Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com James, who also co-wrote the script, is delightful as the well intended but frequently misguided Blart. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 19, 2020 Full Review Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Nikki Baughan Roll Credits But it's not meant to be deep - it's intended as an easy-going laugh-fest and on that front it succeeds thanks exclusively to Kevin James's energetic performance. Rated: 3/5 Nov 4, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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alan g Dull physical comedy. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/08/24 Full Review Daniel T Hilarious and dumb - my five year old son loves it and I think it is a lighthearted and bighearted film that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/25/24 Full Review Audience Member Despite all the overused tropes, simplistic story and slap-stick. Paul Blart is an interesting character study and the perfect feel good movie. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/24/24 Full Review Ciaran S When you know a movie called Paul Blart: Mall Cop you know that the story & writing are THAT weak & that the acting is THAT obnoxious & that the jokes are THAT lazy & that the action in this movie feels like it's parodying other films Die Hard & Steal, also cherry on top did i forget to mention that the product placement is not only bad it's Garfield: The Movie bad. For a film that earned a $26 million budget it's no wonder it's from the same company that gave us Click, Little Nicky, The Hot Chick, Eight Crazy Nights, Zookeeper, Grown Ups, Just Go With It & a bunch of others movies i don't even want to think about. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/13/24 Full Review Ben D An absolute classic. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/05/24 Full Review Mike M 9.4/10Paul Blart: Mall Cop is one of those movies I can watch over and over again without getting tired, thanks to Kevin James' excellent performance! I don't know why this movie received so much hate, it's a funny, mindless comedy! The plot may be absurd, but that's why I love this film! "Man on the red scooter! Please pull over!" All in all, Paul Blart: Mall Cop is a showcase of Kevin James' comedic nature and a funny, mindless comedy overall. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/09/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve Carr Director Kevin James Paul Blart Jayma Mays Amy Keir O'Donnell Veck Bobby Cannavale Commander Kent Steve Rannazzisi Stuart
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Synopsis A single suburban father (Kevin James) works at a mall as a security guard to make ends meet, and he takes his job very seriously, even though most of his colleagues and customers don't. As the holidays approach, Paul gets his moment to shine when Santa's little helpers shut down the mall down and take hostages, including his daughter and girlfriend. He realizes no one knows the place better than he does, and he mounts his trusty steed, a Segway, and goes to the rescue.

Director
Steve Carr

Producer
Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, Todd Garner, Kevin James, Barry Bernardi

Screenwriter
Kevin James, Nick Bakay

Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment

Production Co
Happy Madison Productions

Rating
PG (Mild Crude Humor|Language|Some Violence)

Genre
Comedy

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 16, 2009, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 3, 2009

Box Office (Gross USA)
$146.3M

Runtime
1h 31m
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