Paul Blart is fat. And incompetent. And clumsy. If that generic description reminds you of the late Chris Farley, it should. In fact, the idea for Paul Blart: Mall Cop may have been gathering a lot of dust in the “Farley Cold Case Files” at Happy Madison Productions long before Kevin James showed up.
James (TV’s The King of Queens) plays the overly ambitious security guard who preaches the creed “safety never takes a holiday” while cruising around on a Segway trying to impress cute retailers while running face first into large displays. When his mall is overtaken by a group of gun-wielding criminals with unreasonable acrobatic skills, Blart must face his own fears and rescue a group of hostages that includes his own daughter who, mind you, somehow snuck into the SWAT-surrounded mall after it was locked down.
Now, let’s just leave all the plot holes aside. After all, these flicks aren’t about practicality as much as they are pratfalls and there are plenty of them. Simply put, if a pudgy dude running into immobile objects makes you giggle, maybe Blart will hold your attention for 30 minutes or so.
But the real question is where would this comedy be without the two-wheeled self-balancing electric vehicle that Blart drives around? It must be crucial to at least half of this flick’s gags.
You know, just because you put a fat guy on a Segway doesn’t make it funny.
James (TV’s The King of Queens) plays the overly ambitious security guard who preaches the creed “safety never takes a holiday” while cruising around on a Segway trying to impress cute retailers while running face first into large displays. When his mall is overtaken by a group of gun-wielding criminals with unreasonable acrobatic skills, Blart must face his own fears and rescue a group of hostages that includes his own daughter who, mind you, somehow snuck into the SWAT-surrounded mall after it was locked down.
Now, let’s just leave all the plot holes aside. After all, these flicks aren’t about practicality as much as they are pratfalls and there are plenty of them. Simply put, if a pudgy dude running into immobile objects makes you giggle, maybe Blart will hold your attention for 30 minutes or so.
But the real question is where would this comedy be without the two-wheeled self-balancing electric vehicle that Blart drives around? It must be crucial to at least half of this flick’s gags.
You know, just because you put a fat guy on a Segway doesn’t make it funny.
I had a fun time watching this movie and would gladly give it a 7.5 out 10 rating
I liked your review and really enjoyed mall cop its was very funny..
ReplyDeleteThis movie reminded me of my childhood days.Children between 7 & 10 will love it very much.Adults will find this movie very cute.if I were asked then I would rate it 4/5.
ReplyDeleteHello my name is James i recently seen this movie and i loved it i think your rating is alittle to low....its a must see movie..thanks
ReplyDelete