Paul Blart: Mall Cop fingerprintFunny, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Hopeful and wholesome
Plenty of situational comedy and slapstick
Everyday modern life
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Paul Blart: Mall Cop is calm and low-intensity.
Plenty of situational comedy and slapstick
Expect plenty of situational comedy and slapstick.
Everyday modern life
Its world is built around everyday modern life.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Safety never takes a holiday.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop is included with a subscription to Philo and Starz in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 44/100 (IMDb 5.3, Rotten Tomatoes 34%, and Metacritic 39). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 31 min
Paul Blart: Mall Cop runs 1 h 31 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Paul Blart: Mall Cop higher (49) than critics (37). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $26 million to make and earned $183 million worldwide, 7.0 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 70 storytelling tropes for Paul Blart: Mall Cop, including Adam Westing, Face–Heel Turn, Let's Get Dangerous!.
5.3
