21 JUMP STREET REVIEW (Minor Spoilers)

Fuck Yeah!

THE MOVIE: CRITIC'S TAKE

When I first heard about the 21 Jump Street movie I was floored with laughter. Hollywood has confirmed that they ran out of original ideas. After I got over my ignorance and saw the trailer I thought that this movie could be decent. I walked in expecting a half ass attempt at comedy and action. What I got was a half ass attempt at crude humor and wild antics. I liked it!!! It was funnier and more wild than I originally thought. The movie is still stupid but the people involved knew this and just wanted to have fun. It looks like they did.

STORY

Schmidt, played by Jonah Hill, is your average nerd with braces. He can't ask a girl out without choking. Jenko, played by Channing Tatum, is your average dumb jock who never took school seriously. Because of this they both missed the school prom and the best night of their lives. They met up again 7 years later at the police academy. They realize that they can benefit from one another and become friends. Once they graduated from the academy they were giving their first jobs, patrolling the local parks and beaches on bikes. Needless to say they weren't having any fun.

We won't get laid will we?

After a bad bust by Jenko they were reassigned to the rebooted jump street team. Their Captain, played by Ice Cube, is one mean motherf!!!er. He tells it how it is and holds nothing back. He tells them that they have to go back to high school and break up a drug ring that has already left one teen dead. Once in school Jenko is having a hard time adjusting to the new stereotypes while Schmidt has finally found his calling. They get in deep with the cool kids and start to crack the case. Unfortunately they begin to crack each other as well.

She wants his dick!

The tension becomes too much for the two partners and a comical fight breaks out. This leads them  being expelled from school and kicked out of jump street. Luckily their new friend is scared out of his mind because he doesn't want to go to jail or end up dead . He tells them about the exchange and asks them to come with him for backup. This leads to a funny and action packed ending that left audiences with a wide grin. It was a fun film to watch all around.

O shit!

ACTING

The acting here wasn't too shabby. Channing and Jonah came off well together as partners. Channing has gotten better at doing comedy and acting as a whole. Ice Cube was funny to see as the hard ass captain and kept everyone squeezing their ears. The best chemistry, however, was between Jonah and Brie Larson. They looked cute together as a couple and you could feel the adorableness between the two. Even the street gang delivered. Overall it looked like these actors were having fun and it showed on screen.

He was mean!

SPECIAL EFFECTS

The special effects wasn't bad either. I loved the action sequences and the highway chase scene. The gun shots sounded real enough and the atmosphere was bright and plentiful. There is a scene where a man gets castrated via a bullet to the penis. A sick scene that was meant to be funny and disturbing. I really liked how the film went retro when people got high. A nice touch to a nice film.

Let's rumble.

WRITING AND DIRECTING

The film was written by Michael Bacall and directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Loved how Michael never took himself and the film too seriously. I wasn't expecting to hear some of the things that came out of the actors' mouths. The directing wasn't bad either. These two directors filmed the movie well, keeping everyone in view and nothing in the dark. Overall I wish this team works together again. They did a fine job.

THE END

The movie is a good view overall. I won't tell you not to see it in the theaters because it is a good movie but I would wait for DVD. Only because the movie should be owned and put into your DVD collection for multiple viewings. It doesn't take itself seriously which is a positive in my book. If only Miami Vice did the same.

OVERALL


STORY 7 out of 10
ACTING 7 out of 10
SPECIAL EFECTS 7 out of 10
WRITING 7 out of 10
DIRECTING 7 out of 10


OVERALL  7 out of 10 (WAIT FOR DVD)