Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O'Donnell

A single, suburban dad tries to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall. It's a job he takes very seriously, though no one else does. When Santa's helpers at the mall stage a coup, s...( read more  read more... )hutting down the megaplex and taking hostages (Paul's daughter and sweetheart among them), Jersey's most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day.

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34% liked it

105 critics

PG, 1 hr. 27 min.

Directed by: Steve Carr

Release Date: January 16, 2009

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DVD Release Date: May 19, 2009

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  • November 16, 2009
    At first I thought this movie would be stupid. But then I thought it might be funny. Well it was somewhere in the middle, cute, but also forgettable. I thought that it was a lot like Home Alone in the mall (but a lot less funny, maybe like Home Alone 3, which I have unfortunately...( read more) seen).
  • November 6, 2009
    pre funny lol
  • October 27, 2009
    Funny and so cute. I liked it...
  • September 13, 2009
    I like Kevin James in the "King of Queens" so I rented this. It was pitiful.
  • September 1, 2009
    No, this is certainly not a piece of cinematic genus, but for light fare it will do.
    I have always had a soft spot for Kevin James. He does physical comedy very well and he just comes across as incredibly personable.
    The PG rating is definitely pushing it. Even though the com...( read more)edy never went too bawdy it did have enough "peril" and "implied violence" that it almost met that PG-13 rating. The humor never devolved into jokes about bodily fluids and there was no sexuality to speak of.
    The story is about a nice guy who actually gets to stand up and sing a little...or a lot. The stunts and the set ups are fun and even though some of the best jokes were in the previews this was a cute watch that pretty much met my expectations (albeit those expectations were quite low).
    A good physical comedy with a decent heart.
    Don't rush to go see it, but no need to dismiss it either.
  • November 21, 2009
    Funny.....really reallly funny....best security officer ever.....OMG the day in the life of a rent-a-cop
  • November 21, 2009
    The kind of movie you can't stop watching just because you want to see if it can possibly get any more stupid. I actually expected this to be funnier.
  • November 19, 2009
    Some funny stuff, better than the trailer would let on. Much better than Observe and Report, but still not great. The romance story was so half-ass ? much like those found in Adam Sandler films (you can see his influence on this everywhere ? not a good thing!). An overweight yet ...( read more)overly ambitious mall-cop is locked in with some X-Games baddies who have taken over the mall. He sneaks around trying to rescue the hostages. If you're going to watch just one mall-cop comedy from 2009, make it this one, but don't worry if you miss it.
  • November 19, 2009
    DECENT SLAPSTICK COMEDY THAT WON'T FAIL TO PLEASE THE WHOLE FAMILY. KEVIN JAMES IS REALLY FUNNY IN THIS.
  • November 18, 2009
    Wow. This was bad. If I wasn't sick at home and bored to tears, I would have turned it off.

Critic Reviews


January 26, 2009
Kurt Loder, MTV

I know this is January, the month where dreadful movies go to die, and I know we have to take what we can get. But this? Spring has rarely seemed so far away. full review

January 16, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today

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. full review

January 16, 2009
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

It's just not particularly funny. That Segway, alas, only goes so far. full review

January 16, 2009
Nick Schager, Cinematical

Paul Blart tepidly goes through its motions, but that doesn't mean you have to. full review

January 16, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Laughs occasionally ensue. full review

January 16, 2009
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com

Avoid this mall cop and just go shopping instead. full review

January 15, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Blart: Mall Cop is a slapstick comedy with a hero who is a nice guy. I thought that wasn't allowed anymore. full review

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Comments


  • homelesssoul7
    June 25, 2009
    i like this movie
  • roboperson
    February 17, 2009
    looks so damn funny! Kevin James is a pretty funny guy. wouldn't mind seeing this.
  • kanokaan
    February 2, 2009
    looks funny and its on the top of box office.but why some people didnt liked it.
  • AsianNorthOfThailandGeneration
    January 22, 2009
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    Do you know ? I'm wishing would like to been thier at the theatre to watch it .& I'm 'll do it . Coz i'm would like to know about it funny&exciting with 'em actions on the film
  • jha1235
    December 12, 2008
    this movie looks so funny!!!!!

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