If anyone ever wondered about that time the Burlington Mall still had its Christmas displays up in April, your answer is "Paul Blart: Mall Cop."
"Paul Blart: Mall Cop" shot here in spring 2008, and went into theaters in early 2009 (oddly skipping the Christmas season in which it is set). The local premier was held for crew members at The Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Fine art, this film is not. It did, however, go on to win the box office its opening weekend. Well done.
We here have mixed feelings about "Paul Blart: Mall Cop." To anybody over age 10, this is a terrible movie. It is stupid and predictable: The everyman against all odds. Slapstick comedy ensues. He gets the girl. He saves the day. There's a montage.
You know what a great pitch line for this might have been?
"A fat guy with a creepy moustache battles skate boarding ninjas... in a mall!"
See? Sounds kinda cool now. Hipsters would go see it... ironically, of course. Actually, we can't completely hate on this film. It's a kids movie. A mediocre one, but it could be worse.
If behind the scenes crew videos leaked to Youtube are an indicator, the film crew had a lot of fun making this: Mall Squad!
Makes up for the crappy work hours. They started shooting every night after the mall closed and shot until morning when the mall reopened. Basically nobody had a social life while making this film. Kinda appropriate, considering the main character.
"Paul Blart: Mall Cop" is a bland kid's action movie (with a heart of gold!). Everyone we heard from said that Kevin James is a nice guy, so extra points for that. Overall though, we wouldn't watch this again.
Final Score = C
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