Sunday, June 28, 2009

Paul Blart: Mall Cop


PAUL BLART: MALL COP
Directed by: Steve Carr
Written by: Kevin James, Nick Bakay
Cast: Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O'Donnell, Peter Gerety, Bobby Cannavale, Adam Ferrara
Many complaint that there is not enough comedy film around, for me there is not enough funny comedy film. Is there such a thing as a genius clever comedy or a dumb comedy? Depends on your choice, some might enjoy parody, I don't; some might enjoy slapstick, I do. If you want a complicated comedy 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' is not your cup of tea but if you want a simple fun, this is a movie for the whole family.


Paul Blart (Kevin James) is a single, suburban dad whose despite of his size suffers lack of sugar in his blood (hypoglycemia). Because of his medical setback, Blart failed the test to become a police and tries to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall. He took his job seriously compared to the other mall officer. While he gain respect from some of the stall owner around the mall, a rude pen salesman Stuart (Stephen Rannazzisi) likes to humiliate Blart every time they met. His family tries to find a suitable girlfriend for him but Blart have a crush on a new wig kiosk girl Amy (Jayma Mays). When a heist forced the mall to shut sown, Blart become the security officer that will save the day.

Direct storyline and simple plot right? Nobody asked you to enter the cinema with a rocket scientist brain with high expectation to enjoy a comedy. What do you expect; it's an Adam Sandler movie. It has same old slapstick or stupid humor and still I laugh or at least chuckle at it. The director plays with the mall environment to the fullest: window displays, CCTV, video arcade, mall announcement, sports shop, and air vent to name a few. If you like to ‘lepak’ at malls while growing up, it does bring back memories. Some moments surprise me involves few romantic scene, one of it is the Segway ride to the parking lot with Amy. There's is also family value with his daughter Maya (Raini Rodriguez) and the ending credit have a sweet touch for the whole movie but I wont give any spoiler away.

~ESK

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