Paul Blart, Mall Flop?

I was nervous about Netflixing "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" as every review I read on the movie said it didn't deliver: azcentral "it delivers on everything it promises. Which is to say, nearly nothing." or "The targeted tween audience will lap up James' antics, but for the rest of us, "Blart" is just empty calories." from The LA Times. 


But last night I watched Kevin James (Star of "The Kind of Queens") go from mall cop loser living with his mother and daughter, to Paul Blart hero, with a much younger looking (and extremely more attractive) Jayma Mays, who will leave him once her former hostage adrenaline runs out. 


Ok, maybe that was harsh, because in all honesty, I laughed, I didn't see the obvious twists and I was entertained. Granted I was concentrating on other things as well, but for a background movie I was impressed. Will I purchase the movie, no. Would I have purchased the movie when in college and I could student charge it to my parents, probably. But then again I almost purchased Grid Iron Gang but my student charge was maxed out on late night pizza and "books."