Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

With 2009's Paul Blart: Mall Cop earning $146 million in the U.S. alone, a sequel seemed inevitable. No longer prowling a New Jersey shopping center, roly-poly, buffoonish Paul Blart (Kevin James) is now on patrol at the Wynn Las Vegas resort complex. But he's had some tough luck: less than a week after getting married, his wife (Jayma Mays) filed for divorce, and then his mother (Shirley Knight) was run over by a milk truck. So when he receives an invitation to a security officers' trade convention in Las Vegas, Paul and his UCLA-bound daughter, Maya (Raini Rodriguez), head for Nevada. At the Wynn Hotel, Paul meets the general manager (Daniella Alonso) and head of security (Eduardo Verástegui), while Maya becomes friends with the valet, Lane (David Henrie). Meanwhile, a wily thief (Neal McDonough) is planning to steal the Wynn's priceless art collection, disguising his goons as members of the hotel staff. Of course, boorish Paul is on the job, recruiting security-guard buddies (Loni Love, Gary Valentine, Shelly Desai) to join his taser-toting team for slapstick shenanigans. Working from a pedestrian script, director Andy Fickman shamelessly plugs the Wynn property, including a glimpse of the lavish aquatic theater presentation Le Rêve, and a tacky cameo of mogul Steve Wynn emerging from his tanning bed. Worse than the original (which was awful), this is not recommended. [Note: DVD/Blu-ray extras include a “Security Force” cast featurette (5 min.), a “How to Make a Movie” segment (4 min.), and trailers. Exclusive to the Blu-ray release are a gag reel (8 min.), deleted scenes (5 min.), an “Action Adventure” production featurette (6 min.), the behind-the-scenes segments “Le Reve” (4 min.), “Sales Tactics” (3 min.), “No Animals Were Harmed” (2 min.), “Back in the Saddle” (2 min.), and “Real Cops,” a photo gallery, and bonus DVD and UltraViolet copies of the film. Bottom line: a solid extras package for a bad sequel.] (S. Granger)