At no point during “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” did I wish to be struck blind.

Furthermore, my teenage daughter and her friend thought it hilarious.

Yes, it is silly and juvenile and believes fat people are funny the way British movies think men in dresses are funny. And the plot is wildly unoriginal: one cunning hero vs. a bunch of thugs. It’s “Die Hard” with an amiable Everyman (Kevin James) playing the Bruce Willis role.

James is the magic. He’s sweet and lovable and such a loser. He really wants to be a police officer, but he has hypoglycemic attacks at exactly the wrong time.

So he makes a living as a mall cop in New Jersey, giving his employer an honest day’s work each day and fulfilling the responsibilities of a conscientious mall security officer as if he were one of the Knights of the Round Table.

When the mall is invaded by baddies who plan to hack into the credit card records of all the shoppers, Paul Blart leaps into action.

And falls over. More than once.

It’s a trifle for kids and Adam Sandler fans.