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Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   C
Source Brief Review Grade*
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
"...a slapstick comedy with a hero who is a nice guy. I thought that wasn't allowed anymore." more... B  
Chicago Tribune
Matt Pais
"Maybe it's just Orange Julius talking, but Kevin James' comedy is actually sweet and funny." more... B  
E! Online
Matt Stevens
"Not a bad premise, but most of the comedy just dies. Hard." more... C-
Entertainment Weekly
Adam Markovitz
"...a gentle comedy of suburban underachievement." more... B  
filmcritic.com
Bill Gibron
"It doesn't work." more... C-
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
"Like the movie's sad-sack hero, this comedy never comes close to achieving its real potential." more... C  
New York Post
Kyle Smith
"Laughs occasionally ensue." more... B-
New York Times
Nathan Lee
"...makes one long for the comparative genius of I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry.” more... D  
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
"...watchable, perhaps even passably enjoyable." more... B-
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub
"....one of those films that Adam Sandler produces but doesn't appear in." more... D+
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Travis Nichols
"...you either laugh or you don't." more... C  
USA Today
Claudia Puig
"Those who like a well-worn fat joke, or 12, may be amused by Paul Blart: Mall Cop." more... C-
* Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)
 
 


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