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Kevin James takes the job of a single father in this principally physical comedy
Coming off the finale of television’s popular sitcom The King of Queens and 2007′s I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, funnyman Kevin James takes the job of a single dad in this mostly physical comedy, Paul Blart Blu-ray that the actor also co-wrote.
Paul Blart (James) is a hard worker, but has never landed his dream job of being New Jersey state trooper because of his excess weight. Driven to support his mummy and his child, Blart takes the slightly less glamorous post as the safety guard at his local shopping mall. He never protests, approaching the job with electrifying diligence and pride, but doesn’t get much respect for it.
It’s only when a bunch of misfits in Santa’s Assistant disguises take hold of the mall and many hostages that Blart’s would-be cop smarts come in useful and he is getting an opportunity to shine. With a deadly situation available, Blart may finally be able to show everyone ( and his romantic interest, who just actually is one of the hostages) what he is made of. Though the villains have several advantages over him, Blart has a Segway scooter and an enormous heart on his side.
While lots of its jokes come at the cost of James’s extra pounds, like other blu ray movies at last makes its star out to be a hero. With his everyman appeal, James is well-suited to play Blart, showing that even average Joes can make a change with the right perspective. Paul Blart: Mall Cop takes the banal out of the shopping mall, infusing a familiar setting with energy, smirks, and high-stakes drama.
Paul Blart Blu-ray is similar to the many variations on tuna surprise that show up at potlucks: generic but with a small something added to distinguish it. The end result will not win any Oscars, but the sides of this slapstick action film retain James’s blitzkrieg humorous character, making for a light comic adventure I’m positive youngsters will flip for. Co-produced by Adam Sandler, Mall Cop has an innate sweetness that is reminiscent of Sandler’s 1998 romantic comedy The Wedding Singer, although the laughs don’t quite reach those levels.
Kevin James is hard not to like in Paul Blart Blu-ray. He’s a huge, nerdy, friendly doofus better suited for a half-an-hour TV show like The King of Queens than trying to carry a 90-minute picture. James takes a Segway, a cheesy mustache and the comic concept of Die Hard in a mall and bumbles his way to a lightweight but often funny film for the whole family.