21 Jump Street really surprised me when it came out in 2012. I expected it to be a really dumb and goofy Adam Sandler style film with guns and idiotic humour that made no sense whatsoever. However it turned our out to be a really funny and vastly entertaining film with fantastic chemistry between Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. Their bromance was incredible and they were so likable. You could tell they were having such a laugh and it reflected in their performances. It was the funniest high school teen movie I've seen since American Pie. The way it was written just felt new and unique and that blend of smart writing and hilarious moronic humour worked. It's very rare to see in this type of comedy. I wanted to see what 22 Jump Street brought new to table and to be honest, very little. However this film is still very funny indeed.
22 Jump Street sees Hill and Tatum back as 2 undercover cops and their assignment is to go undercover as college students and locate the supplier. So exactly the same plot as the last film. Sounds odd but because this film makes the it work, it surprised me yet again! Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum couldn't be any different but the relationship they have feels so natural and they compliment each other perfectly throughout the film, just as they did previously. It's gag after gag after gag and it's non stop jokes. Even when some don't quite pay off the next joke does. Ice Cube is back in this film as the Captain and he kills it when he's on screen. There's a couple of scene where he makes it his own and I couldn't breath for about 5 minutes. The film in terms of comedy doesn't disappoint, you'll be gasping for air at times. There's one character however who got on my nerves and that being Jonah Hill's love interest's room mate. Her comedy just didn't work at all and she didn't fit in with the rest of film. She was annoying but in a bad way. And there's a ten minute part in the middle of the film which seems to drag a little and was pretty pointless in terms of progressing the story. If you have seen 21 Jump Street you may be disappointed that this film plot is more or less exactly the same and find that tedious at times.
22 Jump Street is so laidback like the previous film, ripping itself constantly in the process which was entertaining and it makes fun of sequels in general, which is shown in the end credits which you stick around for. Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have already had another success this year with The Lego Movie so they are definitely up and coming. The lovable chemistry between Hill and Tatum are what sells the film and I hope they do more projects together.
Rating : 8/10
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