Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- absurd
- breezy
- sincere
- family movie night
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a witless, repetitive, lethargic, and overly familiar exercise in physical comedy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Paul Blart repeatedly blusters, loses control, and endures humiliating physical complications while attempting to perform his security duties.
Paul travels to Las Vegas with Maya as she prepares to leave for college, making their changing relationship a central emotional thread.
The film relocates Paul’s security mishaps from a mall-centered premise to a vacation setting while retaining the same broad comic pattern.
Paul’s planned Las Vegas vacation is disrupted when a security crisis requires him to resume his protective duties.
Films like Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, and why
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
family-friendly slapstick comedy centered on an incompetent security-minded protagonist and escalating physical gags
The Pacifier
broad family comedy combining vacation chaos, low-stakes action, and exaggerated physical humor
The Game Plan
clean action comedy built around an ordinary adult forced into an unlikely security role
Movie Details
- Director
- Andy Fickman
- Release Date
- 2015-04-16
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (1730)
Cast
- Kevin James
- Raini Rodriguez
- Neal McDonough
- Daniella Alonso
- Eduardo Verástegui
- David Henrie
- Shirley Knight
- Gary Valentine
- Ana Gasteyer
- Nicholas Turturro
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 about?
- A well-meaning mall cop turns a Las Vegas father-daughter vacation into another round of chaotic slapstick security heroics.
- What is Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 as mild.
- What did critics think of Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a witless, repetitive, lethargic, and overly familiar exercise in physical comedy.
- Which films are like Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Paul Blart: Mall Cop, The Pacifier, and The Game Plan.
- How long is Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2?
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2?
- In United States, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 streams on Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel.
