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Film Review of '22 Jump Street'
SPOILER ALERT!
In this sequel to the hilarious 21 Jump
Street, we find comedy duo, Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, thrust into a new
chaotic undercover cop investigation...but this time, they’re in college!
After the seat-wetting, hilarious 21 Jump Street managed to
overwhelm us with fits of giggles, 22 Jump Street delivers much of its
anticipated-sequel expectations. From exploding warehouses and high speed car
chases (all in the film’s first 5 minutes) to helicopter jumping, shootouts and
fist fights, this hilariously exaggerated plot-line simply can’t fail to
entertain any audience.
One thing that makes the film so funny is the chemistry
between Tatum and Hill. They never cease to bounce off each other with “old-married-couple”,
bro-mance remarks and nags. Also, the fake heart-throb of their relationship produces
a sometimes bitter-sweet vibe but also makes their comedy timing spot on.
Furthermore, they thoroughly enjoy mocking one another to then encouraging and
uplifting the other which can make for some hilarious scenes as they accomplish
small achievements or even big....like Hill jumping from a skyscraper to a
helicopter when in previous scenes was left dangling down the side of a lorry
and had to be hoisted up the side of a two-story building – I did warn you it’s
a tad flamboyant!
Another element to this bamboozling, hilarious film is Ice
Cube who plays Captain Dickson, the disgruntled chief operating the new 22 Jump
Street. His manner is brilliant, perfectly exaggerated and extreme to truly heighten
the comedy in every scene, (one in particular where Hill brags about sleeping
with his daughter without either of them realising it).
However, despite trying to have a slight twist of an ending,
the films were indeed “exactly the same”. Although they used this to add
another depth to their humour by blatant references to it, the film was limited
and thus limited how much better the sequel could be compared to their first
triumph. However, they had, as well as their audiences, acknowledged this
problem so instead used it to their advantage in order to make a truly funny
film that was overall high-quality entertainment – not too slow, not too crude,
a good plot (not as predictable as you may think) and just brilliantly
hilarious performances from its leads. Quite frankly, despite its limitedness,
I would still go and see 23 Jump Street – I just can’t resist a good giggle!
Overall: 3.5 Stars.
A very funny film but lacks originality compared to 21 Jump
Street. However, still hilarious and well worth a trip to the cinema.
Pictures: www.cineworld.co.uk/whatson/22-jump-street?cinema=9 + Own editing on Paint
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