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Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

PG   |    |  Action, Comedy, Crime

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

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1 win & 3 nominations.

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11 February 2009 | peterkowalski
5
| 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.

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Trivia

Gary Valentine is featured as the singer at the karaoke bar, a reference to Comedy Central Presents: Gary Valentine (2001) where he gets the audience clapping on beat to start the show and approaches the microphone, only to punchline it with, "Man, I wish I could sing. This would be the perfect time!"

Quotes

Sergeant Howard: Looks like Paul Blart turned into quite the badass.
Commander Kent: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Relax. One thing I know is Paul Blart is not a badass.

Goofs

In real life, the Burlington Mall does not have a video arcade, and it never did, not even in 2008 or 2009. The space used for the arcade was vacant at the time of the movie's filming.

Crazy Credits

Two additional scenes play during the closing credits.

Alternate Versions

The film was originally shown to the UK censors, the BBFC, in an unfinished version. The BBFC advised the company that the film was likely to receive a '12A' classification but that the requested 'PG' certificate could be achieved by making changes in two scenes. In particular, the BBFC suggested that the lid of a sun bed slammed onto a character several times be reduced; and that an extended fight sequence also be reduced to remove some of the strongest blows. In this scene specifically, it was suggested that a blow to the face with a skateboard and dialogue which introduces and emphasises a headbutt be removed. When the finished version of the film was submitted for formal classification, these reductions had been made and the film was classified 'PG'.

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Mr. Blue Sky
Written and Performed by Jeff Lynne
Courtesy of Daft as a Brush, Inc.

Storyline

Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Action | Comedy | Crime | Family

Details

Release Date:

16 January 2009

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Hanscom Field Airport, Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$26,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$31,832,636 (USA) (18 January 2009)

Gross:

$20,819,129 (USA) (17 July 2015)

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