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{{quote|''"I thought this was gonna be funny, but instead it's just kinda sad."''|'''Det. Nichols''', ''Observe and Report''}}

''Observe and Report'' (2009) is a ''very'' dark comedy starring Seth Rogen as a delusional mall security guard who becomes obsessed with catching a flasher. Being released 3 months after the [[Comedy Ghetto|PG-rated]] ''[[Paul Blart Mall Cop]]'', the films have drawn inevitable [[Dueling Movies|comparisons]] to each other.

''Observe and Report'' (2009) is a ''very'' dark comedy starring Seth Rogen as a delusional mall security guard who becomes obsessed with catching a flasher. Being released 3 months after the [[Comedy Ghetto|PG-rated]] ''[[Paul Blart: Mall Cop]]'', the films have drawn inevitable [[Dueling Movies|comparisons]] to each other.

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=== This film includes examples of: ===

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* [[Playing Against Type]]: While Rogen has played jerks before, he earned his fame playing likable schlubs. Many viewers expected Ronnie to be along a similar line, rather than the seriously disturbed man that he is.

* [[Secret Test of Character]]: What Ronnie believes being left at "the crossroads" was.

* [[Shout Out]]: Ronnie's brawl with the police is choreographed like the football-themed brawl in ''[[Flash Gordon (~~Film~~)|Flash Gordon]]'', and features the same music.

* [[Shout-Out]]: Ronnie's brawl with the police is choreographed like the football-themed brawl in ''[[Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon]]'', and features the same music.

* [[Stalker ~~With~~ a Crush]]: Ronnie to Brandi.

* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Ronnie to Brandi.

* [[Stood Up]]: What Brandi tried to do to Ronnie. Subverted when he waits outside her house for hours until she arrives and convinces her to still go out with him.

* [[Throwing Off the Disability]]: Nell, towards the end, though she was never truly disabled; she was just recovering from surgery.