Paul Blart (Kevin James) dreams of being a cop, but has failed the entry test numerous times due to his hypoglycaemia. He works as a Mall Cop, 10 years on the job, and takes it a bit too seriously. He’s also a single dad who takes a shine to the girl who runs the weave stand. When criminals take over the mall and hold her hostage Blart steps in to action to try and save the day.
Die Hard with a fat guy in a mall. Money please!
That’s kind of the movie in a nutshell. I was dreading this a bit going in. I like Kevin James, or enjoyed the odd episode of The King of Queens anyway, so it wasn’t really because of him. Its because the film looked a bit pish.
And the first 30 minutes don’t really do anything to change that. Blart is a bit of a Cliff from Cheers character, but fat so you can make loser and fat jokes. He’s pretty incompetent but with a heart of gold. Blah blah, no laughs.
Things turn around half way through though when he’s up against the robbers. Its all a bit Home Alone rather than Die Hard but it got some chuckles out of me.
Paul Blart isn’t going to win any non-MTV awards but it is relatively entertaining. They don’t strain any of the potential gags too much and don’t go for obvious hits too much. At times its actually a bit clever. It’s far from the best comedy I’ve ever seen, but I was surprised that it wasn’t the worst either.
If you come in from the pub and its just starting then give it a look.
Next up: Rear Window
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