Observe and Report

Right Now the World Needs a Hero...and it Sure as Hell Ain't Seth Rogen

I finally got around to seeing this movie and looking back now I wish I hadn't. This foul mouthed "action" comedy isn't funny...at all. Its full of profanity, graphic male nudity (don't ask me to elaborate on that) and just about everything else we as human beings don't need to see. The worst thing though, is its just so unoriginal. In short, this movie is a rip off of Paul Blart: Mall Cop without the laughs and good natured humor of Kevin James. Seth Rogen should stick with Judd Apatow.

Rogen stars as overweight rent-a-cop Ronnie Barnheart who spends his days pretending to be a hero at the local mall and his nights with his alcoholic mother. He hides his dream of being an actual cop from everyone and secretly crushes on cosmetics counter cutie Brandi (Anna Ferris, stealing the show as always, though in a movie like this it isn't that hard). When a chubby pervert clad only in shoes and a bath robe starts flashing his private parts to women in the mall parking lot, Ronnie sees his chance to become a real cop. Only thing standing in his way? Tall, handsome, sucessful Detective Harrison (Ray Liotta) who actually knows how to do his job. Theres a lot more to the plot, but I'm not even going to bother going into detail, as this is a movie no one needs to see. Observe and Report ranks with Norbit (http://wiseguyreviews1.blogspot.com/2011/02/norbit.html) as one of the worst movies ever made. Avoid it at all costs.

1.5 Stars