Quadrant Online

Posted on: Quadrant Online
(May 3, 2009)

Heading: Fat men can fight too

Excerpt:

Don’t let Paul Blart (Kevin James)
fool you. He’s a portly,
hyperglycaemic security guard,
who can’t complete a physical. His
chances of becoming a police officer
look grim. He’s a single father living
with his daughter/relationship
adviser (Raini Rodriguez) and his
motherly “mom.” He appears to live
by Miss Piggy’s motto (“Never eat
anything at one sitting that you
can’t lift”). What’s more, his ex-wife,
a former illegal, married him for the
green card. But Mr. Blart isn’t a loser.
He’s just lonely. “Safety never takes
a holiday,” proclaims the mall cop,
who takes his work way too seriously
at times. (And don’t forget anal-
retentive.)

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