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The first thing I noticed about “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2” is the utterly unabashed use of prominent brand placement: Wynn Hotels, Las Vegas, La Reve and M&M’s, to name a few. Steve Wynn himself snagged a walk-on cameo — probably worth bucks to the production. Later I learned that this was the first film […]
