Review: 22 Jump Street

Review: 22 Jump Street
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Official '22 Jump Street' Poster.

      Going on the ride again with "Channing Tatum" and "Jonah Hill" will prove to be funnier and more entertaining than the first funny movie.

"Jonah Hill".

"Channing Tatum".

      With their success in the '21 Jump Street' program, 'Morton Schmidt'(Jonah Hill) and 'Greg Jenko'(Channing Tatum) are now performing adult undercover jobs, which doesn’t always goes as they plan. When Captain 'Dickson'(Ice Cube) decides to re-enter them into the 'Jump Street' program, 'Schmidt' and 'Jenko' gets excited at the prospect of re-visiting and performing their partnership and take it to the other level. This time around, their assignment forces them to go undercover at a college and try to locate the supplier of a recently booming drug. Soon 'Jenko' and 'Schmidt' will realize that things don't ever happen twice and that the experiences their living inside college and the investigation itself is drifting them apart, which is seriously threatening their partnership and above all their friendship. Will they be able to find a new mojo and try to end this investigation while keeping their bromance intact? Other major characters include leader of the drug dealers 'Ghost'(Peter Stormare), college student 'Maya Dickson'(Amber Stevens), 'Maya''s weird roommate 'Mercedes'(Jillian Bell), college jocks 'Zook'(Wyatt Russell) and 'Rooster'(Jimmy Tatro), and Deputy Chief 'Hardy'(Nick Offerman).

"Amber Stevens" and "Jonah Hill".

"Ice Cube".

      As most of you readers are aware, '21 JumpStreet' back in 2012 was one of the surprise hit comedy movies of that year, and with the box office success that it received many knew that a sequel was a matter of time. Yet one must know that comedy sequels over the years have never been successful ones and recent examples misfires prove this (just look at 'Hangover Part 2', 'Part 3', and 'Think Like a Man Too'). But with the return of the entire team that made the first movie, many were optimistic of the result, and they had the right to be. '22 Jump Street' was able to up the ante and improve in many aspects and elements of what made the first movie a success, rather than staying with what the first movie offered. What many will enjoy about this sequel is that the stars, writers and directors are aware of the position they were in (a comedy sequel with a bigger budget and larger stake), and utilizing their position to provide comedic relief and make the movie, which was one of the larger positives.

"Jonah Hill" and "Channing Tatum".

"Jonah Hill" and "Channing Tatum".

      Directors of the first movie "Phil Lord" and "Christopher Miller" have had succes since the release of '21 Jump Street', with this year's hit 'The Lego Movie'. With them aware of the position they were, the creative paths they took provided the movie with a sense of consistency throughout the entirety of the movie, managing the jokes as well as the relationship of the lead characters. Their confidence in the script, thanks to screenwriters "Michael Bacall"(21 Jump Street), "Oren Uzeil"(Mortal Kombat: Rebirth) and "Rodney Rothman"(Grudge Match) provided a solid screenplay, which allowed them to go that further step into bringing a movie that was actually visually funny filled with exciting and memorable moments. "Jonah Hill" played also a major part in forming the story of the sequel. Composer "Mark Mothersbaugh"(Hotel Transylvania and 21 Jump Street) provided a solid score, and the use of popular culture music within the movie made the experience of the movie even more enjoyable.

"Channing Tatum"
and "Wyatt Russell".

"Channing Tatum", "Jonah Hill"
and "Jimmy Tatro".

      The difference between this movie and the previous installment is the embellishments that were made around the core of the movie, a core that is pretty much the same as the first one and is that of the relationship that 'Schmidt' and 'Jenko' have. Though the relationship did not necessarily take the next step that the stars and producers were promising the audiences. Also as mentioned the awareness of them making a bigger movie made for some pretty hilarious jokes. And as many would have realized the movie was filled with nods and winks. Whether it was about the movie actor's movie choices, the working force of the movie, or references about pop culture events or other movies, there was a vast amount of these nods to make the movie a rich and funny one. From the beginning chase, to the conversations between 'Schmidt' and 'Jenko' and even the climatic event, the movie in general was pretty even in terms of sequences. And waiting till the end-credits is obligatory, where audiences will witness a hilarious post-credit sequence filled with cameo appearances.

"Jonah Hill" and "Channing Tatum".

"Jonah Hill", "Ice Cube"
and "Channing Tatum".

     "Channing Tatum" and "Jonah Hill" proved again why the first ride was such a joy and why this one was pretty much the same. Mixing the roles of their characters and giving them something new to work with (to a certain extent) allowed the actors to flesh out their abilities. "Hill" as usual is hilariously funny providing many of the strongest jokes of the movie. "Tatum" this time around had more experience in comedy, which eased his performance and facilitated spreading his character and becoming a more equal performer to "Jonah Hill". This time around "Ice Cube" is given much more to do than the first time around, which he took full advantage of. "Amber Stevens" left a strong impression especially when around "Hill"'s character. "Peter Stormare" provided the typical bad guy of the movie, while "Jillian Bell" provided the breakthrough performance of this movie. "Wyatt Russell" succeeds as 'Jenko''s buddy, and cameo appearances by "Queen Latifa", "Rob Riggle" and "Dave Franco" provided hilarious scenes within the movie.

      '22 Jump Street' is proof that comedy sequels can be successful one and be better than their predecessor if the movie's realization process and story is done, while being aware of themselves.

Official '22 Jump Street' Poster.

-'22 Jump Street' Info:
-Based on: '21 Jump Street' by Patrick Hasburgh and Stephen J. Cannell.
-Starring: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Peter Stormare, Amber Stevens, Jillian Bell, Wyatt Russell, Jimmy Tatro, and Nick Offerman.
-Studio(s): Lord Miller Productions, Columbia Pictures and MGM.
-Directed by: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
-Screenplay by: Michael Bacall, Oren Uzeil and Rodney Rothman.
-Music by: Mark Mothersbaugh.
-Running Time: 112 minutes.
-Budget: $ 65,000,000.
-Box Office: -Domestic(US): $ 191,719,337.
                    -Foreign: $ 139,614,539.
-Ratings: -IMdb: 7.4/10.
               -Rotten Tomatoes: 84%.
               -Metacritic: 71%.

               -PERSONAL RATING: 8.3/10.

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