PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2 (2015)

It's been six years since mall security guard Paul Blart (Kevin James) saved all those people in the East Orange, NJ mall (including his daughter) - and boy, has his life turned to crap since.  His wife left him after six days of marriage, his mom was run over and killed by a milk truck, and in short it would appear Paul Blart's life has peaked when he gets an invite to attend a security officer's convention in Las Vegas ... where (big surprise!) pretty much the same thing that happened in the first film happens in the second, when a rich patron of the Wynn Hotel (Neal McDonough) and his gang plot to replace and steal all the artwork in the building.  There was a charm to the first Blart film that's totally gone here in the re-hash, with Kevin James little more than annoying in the role.  Raini Rodriguez, Loni Love and a completely under-utilized David Henrie are the true reason to watch this film, but even they and some fun via Geovanni Gopradi as a cop can't save this (overall) unfunny film.  Let's hope Blart retires the badge after this one. (rated PG)  D+