Two movie tickets and plenty of laughs later, I still can't figure out why someone wouldn't enjoy Paul Blart: Mall Cop!  I watched this film at the theaters twice: once with "the guys" and once with "the girls."

I loved the original plot; Paul Blart is a security guard/officer ("big controversy--sure you've heard of it...oh, well--you will!") at a huge metropolitan mall, and the holidays have struck.  Black Friday is peeking out around the corner with its knack for trouble.

The biggest shopping day of the year maintains its mischievous reputation when Blart and the rest of the security department are betrayed by one of their own.  Hostages are taken, threats are made, money is transferred, and a McDonald's Happy Meal is requested (you had betta believe it). 

Does one man have the power to rescue the people he swore to protect?  Does that same man have the ability to defend his mall from invaders with Santa's Reindeer's names? 

Blart leads the life of a hopeless romantic who has filled this void with sweets, sweets, sweets, and his commitment to his mall.  He reluctantly agrees to begin dating again when his daughter and his mother remind him of a promise he made to himself a year ago.  Paul falls head over heels for Amy, a small business owner in the mall.  This romantic "spark" first inspires Blart to take on the criminals himself when he recognizes that Amy is one of the hostages.

So here are my questions.  What do you think of the film?  Have you seen it?  Did you find it cute or corny?  Why or why not? 

 

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