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.
I didn’t even bother watching 21 Jump Street when it came out. I thought it was just another poor remake of an 80s classic and just another example of Hollywood being completely out of ideas. And then it finally came on television, I gave it a chance, and I ended up loving it. I bought the blu-ray so that I could watch it anytime. Then I heard they’d be doing the sequel and I was once again skeptical. It’s easy to try to cash in on a sleeper hit with a less funny follow-up. You’re guaranteed a good box office earnings based on the goodwill of the original–I’m looking at you Hangover Part II and Part III.
I avoided all trailers and publicity for this film because one of the things I can’t stand is how trailers pretty much give away the movie and show some of the best scenes. After finally seeing the film I believe my persistence paid off! I went in with everything feeling fresh and I can honestly say the sequel is just as good as the original. One of the best parts about it is the tongue-in-cheek approach it takes. The film is completely self aware and makes its status the butt of the joke. It purposely sticks to a similar layout of the first film, it just puts that college spin on things which allows them to push the envelope a little more.
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum have great chemistry as unlikely friends in this buddy cop romp. They definitely play on their strengths and weaknesses which only makes the film funnier. If you liked Ice Cube in the first film then you’ll love him here. He steals every scene he’s in and probably has the top two scenes of the whole film. I won’t say what but the crowd was howling. Honestly the crowd seemed to enjoy the film all throughout. This is definitely one of the best comedy sequels I’ve seen and it has one of the best ending credit sets as well. It did extremely well at the box office making $57 million this weekend, proving once again that there is a place for R-rated comedy. It’s my favorite type of comedy (Wedding Crashers, Tropic Thunder to name a few) so I’m happy to see it going strong. If you haven’t seen the first one, you definitely should if you plan to see the second one. The jokes really go hand in hand.