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(1 - 29) of 29 OFCS Rating: 28% Rotten Page   1   1/5 "Unfunny, unoriginal and tedious - Mall Cop is successful only at living up to the standard set by past films that have begun with the words 'A Happy Madison Production'."   Cut Print Review   Anders Wotzke 2/5 "unfathomably unfunny... centered around mean-spirited fat jokes"   Filmcritic.com   Bill Gibron B- "The end product won't win any Oscars, but the edges of this slapstick action film retain James's blitzkrieg sense of humor, making for a light comic adventure I'm positive kids will flip for."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf 2/5 "With only some scattershot scenes of physical humor, 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' does little to keep viewers safe from boredom."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 1.5/4 "...a hopelessly underwhelming comedy..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 1.5/4 "Boring and predictable in both its narrative and its aesthetics, Paul Blart: Mall Cop is dumbed-down, low-rent slapstick with stereotypes galore and a violent undercurrent that doesn't sit well."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman 1.5/4 "The shot of Blart quietly crawling into a hostage situation inside the mall's bank and walking through a roped line is a moment of absurd grace, only it's shot with the vulgarity of a Crash Test Dummies commercial."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez 2/5 "Y si, básicamente se trata de reírse del gordo. Pero como es el propio gordo quien sirve la broma, uno no se siente tan culpable y se ríe con él."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio C- "This dim-bulb, family-oriented slapstick film benefits greatly from James' knack for physical comedy, but it's ultimately too bland and uninspired."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider D "Just one long pratfall...an avalanche of really dumb action comedy that aims to be a variant on the Inspector Clouseau formula but fails miserably."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/5 "Its heart is in the right place for these dark recession-depression days, defending the consumer at the expense of the corporation."   The L Magazine   Henry Stewart 2.5/4 "It's a juvenile motion picture designed primarily for a juvenile audience. But there's a little more here than one might reasonably expect."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/4 "a good-natured, but awkward and often unfunny comedy that bounces from sad-sack pathos to slapstick action parody"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 6/10 "You can't be too hard on a film that blows up a Rainforest Cafe, can you?"   DVDTown.com   James Plath "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy "Adept at physical comedy, Kevin James -- who co-wrote the 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' script -- emerges the king of his retail domain."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   John P. McCarthy 4/5 "The title and premise alone sound like every stupid comedy you've avoided for decades. Something was different %u2013 something was done right. Three other friends shared my secret shame enjoying this amiable, broad %u2013 and subtle %u2013 romantic act"   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 2.5/5 "Forget the rocky character development. Give me a fat guy falling down, and I'll start to laugh."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr B- "...a genial, inoffensive little comedy that coasts on the charm of its "King of Queens" star James..."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "Oh my goodness, it's a ripoff of Die Hard. A shameless ripoff that gets more and more shameless the longer it goes on..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2/4 "Never delivers the big laughs this star in this promising premise really should."   TheMovieReport.com   Michael Dequina 1.5/5 "...this is a masterpiece compared to anything Rob Schneider has put out only it suffers from the same form of stereotyping."   Film Threat   Michael Ferraro 3/4 "Thanks to Kevin James' earnest portrayal of an earnest guy, I was won over by the film's goofy charms."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B- "James, who co-wrote, endows the title character with such piercing sweetness that even his geeky pretensions are endearing."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow "Paul Blart tepidly goes through its motions, but that doesn't mean you have to."   Cinematical   Nick Schager "It's only almost the making of a comedy classic."   Projection Booth   Rob Humanick D "An unfunny comedy with a limited imagination and a steady diet of fat jokes."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B- "The numerous making-of featurettes includes a treat for those of us in eastern Massachusetts with the Burlington Mall highlighted..."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 3/10 "It's a trivial pursuit, slathered with peanut butter."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger  (1 - 29) of 29 OFCS Rating: 28% Rotten Page   1