21 Jump Street (film)
2012
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Jun 13, 2014 · Boasting even more of the bromantic chemistry between its stars -- and even more of the goofy, good-natured humor that made its predecessor so much fun -- 22 Jump Street is the rare sequel...
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- Phil Lord, Chris Miller
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- Jonah Hill
Reviews. 22 Jump Street. Matt Zoller Seitz June 13, 2014. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Why are you reading this review? It's a legitimate question, not just because "22 Jump Street" is a sequel to a hit, and therefore an example of what's known as a "critic-proof movie," but also because it reviews itself as it goes along.
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By Chris Tilly
Posted: Jun 2, 2014 8:00 pm
21 Jump Street was one of the surprise hits of 2012; a genuinely funny flick that brilliantly subverted its source material to produce something that was both clever and original. Based on the 1980s TV show of the same name, the film starred Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill as a pair of cops sent undercover at a High School, the stars proving to be a winning double act, with Tatum in particular a comedic revelation. And directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller squeezed every last drop of humour out of the premise, resulting a film that was filled with laugh-out-loud moments.
They’ve taken an ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ approach to the sequel however, telling pretty much the same story and infusing it with many of the same jokes. The result is a film that’s still consistently funny throughout, but nevertheless feels a little lazy and tired.
Tatum and Hill return as Jenko and Schmidt, proceedings kicking off with a ‘Previously on 21 Jump Street’ intro that pay tribute to the film’s television roots. Then it’s straight into the action, with the mismatched pair endeavouring to take down a drug dealer using terrible Mexican accents and via a spectacular lorry chase that could have come straight out of a Lethal Weapon or Bad Boys movie.
It’s clear that the budget is bigger this time around, and the screenplay points that out at every available opportunity, poking fun at Jump Street’s expensive new headquarters – where Korean Jesus has been replaced by his Vietnamese counterpart – and even having the boys crash into an ATM to hammer the point home.
If you liked 21 Jump Street, you’ll like 22 Jump Street, because it’s pretty much the same movie. So while the film is wickedly funny from start-to-finish, be warned that you’ll feel a sense of déjà vu throughout.
- Chris Tilly
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22 Jump Street is belly-aching, mickey-taking, cinema-shaking summer comedy at its very best. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 14, 2019
22 Jump Street: Directed by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller. With Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Peter Stormare, Wyatt Russell. After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.
- Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
- 2 min
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