(CNN) -- Ronnie Barnhardt (Seth Rogen) has a dream. It is, he likes to think, an American dream. Seth Rogen goes on patrol as a mall cop in "Observe and Report." Only Ronnie's dream involves looming clouds of cancer, screaming children and loaded shotguns. In his dream he vanquishes evil, disperses the dark clouds and accepts the gratitude that is rightly bestowed on the lawman. He believes his destiny is to be a cop. In reality, he's chief security officer at the mall. I know: You already saw this movie: "Paul Blart: Mall Cop." Kevin James. Box-office smash. No jokes to speak of.
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"Observe and Report" is another movie about a mall cop, but oh, does it cut deeply
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Seth Rogen stars as a frustrated mall officer wanting bigger things
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The movie is funny -- and occasionally disturbing
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