Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

Director:

Steve Carr

Writers (WGA):

Kevin James (written by) &
Nick Bakay (written by)

Release Date:

16 January 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Family

Tagline:

Safety never takes a holiday.

Plot:

When a shopping mall is overtaken by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to the a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.

Plot Keywords:

Mall | Security Guard | Cell Phone | Hostage | Shopping Mall

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kevin James	...	Paul Blart
Keir O'Donnell	...	Veck Sims
Jayma Mays	...	Amy
Raini Rodriguez	...	Maya Blart
Shirley Knight	...	Mom
Stephen Rannazzisi	...	Stuart
Peter Gerety	...	Chief Brooks
Bobby Cannavale	...	Commander Kent
Adam Ferrara	...	Sergeant Howard
Jamal Mixon	...	Leon
Adhir Kalyan	...	Pahud
Erick Avari	...	Vijay
Gary Valentine	...	Karaoke Singer
Allen Covert	...	Jerky Security Guy
Mike Vallely	...	Rudolph

Also Known As:

Mall Cop (USA) (working title)
Untitled Kevin James Comedy (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some violence, mild crude and suggestive humor, and language.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #44266) | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (original rating) | UK:PG | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Ireland:PG | South Korea:All | Mexico:A | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT

Filming Locations:

Burlington Mall - 75 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivia:

The first film of 2009 to gross over $100 million dollars at the box office.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Security officers do not have the codes to the ATM machines as security officer Veck Sims had in the movie.

Quotes:

Paul Blart: [Headbutts criminal] No one wins with a headbutt.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#8.3)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Turn Up the Music (The World Is Watching You)

Almost painful...

When I saw the trailer for this movie, I was more than anxious to see it. Then I saw another one and it made me see it even more. Then I saw the movie and guess what, all the good scenes were those that I've already seen and nothing more. The idea itself is a very interesting one at very least, but it's the realization is where the movie fails. The story begins to borderline on being boring halfway through, and it all begins to be more than predictable. Once or twice the story takes an engaging turn, but it's really not enough. The funny parts are to be counted on the fingers of one hand, and the ending is -again- so predictable, it hurts. Which is a shame, because the acting is really good, Kevin James is truly shining through and proving that he's a really good actor; again, not nearly enough to salvage the shortcomings of the plot and the lack of jokes. Which is a shame. Movie starts really promising, but the further we go into the movie, the more painful it becomes to watch it. As if the makers gave up on it after shooting the first 30 minutes. I'm giving it 5 stars only because the first half an hour is really decent. And I gotta admire James doing all his stunts. So do yourself a favor. Don't watch the movie. Watch the trailers. That's all you need to see.