Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B on scale of A to F. The website's critical consensus states " Paul Blart: Mall Cop has some laughs, but its plot is flimsy and lacking in any sustained comic momentum." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 39 out of 100, based on review from 24 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". On Rotten Tomatoes, Paul Blart: Mall Cop has an approval rating of 34% based on 117 reviews, with an average rating of 4.60/10. Some of the aerial stunts, such as Blart being attacked in the scenic elevator, were performed at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree, MA, as the Burlington Mall's construction did not allow for some of these stunts. Interior filming took place mostly at night. From late February until mid-April, the mall and its stores were decorated with Christmas decorations, and there was a large prop ball-pit in the main foyer of the mall near the Sears branch, and a Santa's Village at the opposite end near the Macy's branch where the mall usually puts its own Santa's Village. Principal photography took place at the Burlington Mall in Burlington, Massachusetts after being denied a permit from Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, New Jersey. Production began in late February 2008 in Boston. Blart and Amy are eventually married in the mall, where they exchange vows on a set of black and white Segways.Īirport scenes were filmed at LG Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts on the set of Paul Blart: Mall Cop in Burlington, Massachusetts. Blart declines, preferring to remain in mall security. For his bravery and assistance, Howard offers Blart a job with the New Jersey State Police.
Kent and Simms are arrested, and Amy and Maya are returned safely. Before Kent can retaliate by shooting Blart, Chief Brooks of the mall security team arrives and shoots Kent in the arm. Kent demands the phone containing the codes from Blart, who refuses and destroys the phone. Moments later, however, Kent pulls his gun on Blart, revealing that he was working with Simms. As the SWAT team raids the mall, Blart borrows a display minivan with Kent, pursuing Simms to the airport, where he is attempting to escape to the Cayman Islands.Īfter a brief scuffle, Blart overpowers Simms and puts him in handcuffs. Simms flees, taking Amy and Maya with him. Simms enters the room, capturing Blart and forcing him to give up the credit card codes recorded on his cell phone. Blart manages to subdue all of Simms' accomplices and attempts to rescue the hostages by pulling them up into the air vent. Maya, unaware of what is happening, shows up at the mall to bring Blart some food, but Simms' henchmen seize her and add her to the hostages. He discovers credit card codes written in invisible ink on the burglars' arms, realizing that their plans go beyond robbing the bank. Vastly outnumbered, he takes a stand against Simms' crew, improvising to take them down one by one. Kent, a former classmate and bully from Blart's childhood, takes control of the police units and orders Blart to let them handle the situation. A SWAT team arrives with Commander James Kent at the helm.
He calls the police and plans on leaving the mall, but realizes Amy is still inside and decides to return to the mall to look for her. The crew force the majority of shoppers to exit the mall and place motion sensors at each entrance to detect any attempt to enter or exit the building.Īn oblivious Blart is playing Rock Band, eventually walking back into the mall, discovering it's devoid of most shoppers. They take Amy and others inside a bank hostage, and Simms is revealed as the gang’s leader. Two days later, on the night of Black Friday, an organized gang of thugs disguised as Santa's Village employees begin a heist inside the mall. He ruins the party and makes a wild exit by falling through a window. The jalapeño peppers are more than Blart can handle, causing him to inadvertently drink copious amounts of margarita which he mistakes for lemonade. Things initially go well, but Blart gets distracted by a nacho-eating contest with his friend Leon. Paul meets her out one evening at a restaurant with other mall employees. Meanwhile, Blart becomes acquainted with Amy Anderson, a vendor of a new kiosk. Blart works as a security guard at the West Orange Pavilion Mall.īlart patrols the mall on a Segway and begins training a new hire Veck Simms, who shows little interest in the job. Aspiring to join the New Jersey State Police, he trains at the police academy, but his hypoglycemia causes him to collapse before finishing the exam. Paul Blart lives in West Orange, New Jersey, with Maya, his teenage daughter, along with his mother.
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