21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
R | 16 March 2012 (USA)
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When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go under cover as high-school students. They trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, and set out to shut down a dangerous drug ring. But, as time goes on, Schmidt and Jenko discover that high school is nothing like it was just a few years earlier -- and, what's more, they must again confront the teenage terror and anxiety they thought they had left behind.

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slightlymad22

Continuing my plan to watch every Johnny Depp movie in order, I come to the big screen version of his TV Show 21 Jump StreetThis isn't my type of humour, but its not without its moments. A few scenes raised a smile, but overall it's just not my cup of tea. Depp has two small scenes alongside his former co star Peter De Luise (son of Dom Deluise) as their characters from the TV show.This movie reminds me of the Spice Girls, as their music is not my cup of tea, but if I hear a song of theirs on the radio, chances are, I'll be singing along to Victoria Beckham and co. So I don't dislike them. The humour here isn't aimed at me, but I did smile and chuckle a few times. So I didn't dislike it either.21 Jump Street grossed $138million at the domestic box office to end 2012 as the 21st highest grossing movie of the year!!

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sakram

Man, I don't know where I start, this movie was the therapy of my day, week, year or whatever. If it were to cost more I would pay more, considering it would make me laugh this much. I've had a great time watching this solely at the first time then with my friends who hadn't seen it too at my second time. I love the acting, the jokes which aren't all dirty (That's what most modern movies rely on nowadays), and most importantly the great ending and the whole point from this movie is the plot. Bro, I loved this, if you haven't watched it, waste no time, go ahead and order this.9/10

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Horst in Translation ([email protected])

"21 Jump Street" is an American 105-minute film from 2012, so it will have its 5th anniversary next year. The directors are Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, not yet Emmy nominees at that time and the writer is Michael Bacall. He collaborated on the screenplay with Oscar nominee Jonah Hill and Hill is of course also a lead actor here. His co-lead is Channing Tatum and if you hear "21 Jump Street", then maybe you will think of the Johnny Depp television show right away. Depp is also one of the stars of the original series, who have a brief cameo in here. But back to the protagonists. We have Schmidt and Jenko who went to school together and one of them was the kid nobody liked and the other the kid everybody liked. And even if they weren't friends at all, they ended up as colleague in the same profession. They work as police officers and the time they spent together turned them into friends over the years. But sadly, they are as incompetent as it gets. This incompetence (and their youthful) resulted in them being transferred to another department where they are instructed to go undercover after a student dies from a new drug. They pose as students for pretty much the entire film afterward and not only their friendship is tested, but also their (in)competence.I think this was a pretty decent watch. Most of the comedy worked well just like the character relationships and also the moments of drama, which weren't that serious admittedly. It's all about the comedy and the protagonists' relationship. Dave Franco (James' brother) and Oscar winner Brie Larson play major parts as well as students going to high school with our two heroes. Nick Offerman (P&R) and Jake Johnson (New Girl) give one scene performances while Ice Cube shows up more frequently as the guy (pissed at) being in charge of the two chaotic guys. But in the end all turns out well. This is not a film you would watch if you are in for some realistic and convincing story or some great depth, but if you are just in the mood for a fairly pointless, but fun little movie. Hill and Tatum do what they have to do and I can see how the film received good reactions by most audiences. It was successful enough for a(n equally appreciated) sequel that came out two years later and maybe there will even be a third movie at some point. I personally would not say that I liked this movie enough to immediately want to see the second, but I still give it a thumbs-up and recommend the watch. Finally, I want to tell you guys about one of my favorite scenes that showed how the film is pretty classy. In a more serious moment, Hill's character asks Tatum's that things will not again be the way they were back then and everybody would expect things to actually become that way indeed, but the filmmakers took the creative path of making Hill's character the way Tatum's was back then and the other way around. It is truly a well-crafted film and you should see it. Very entertaining and this means something coming from somebody like myself who definitely isn't the greatest Jonah Hill fan.

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EBJ

Overall: This movie is fantastic and hilarious... on the first and second watch. I know this won't affect some people but for me it loses it's charm after the second or third viewing. Personally, I've watched this movie four times and own it on DVD. Hilarious on 1st and 2nd viewings but then drags on third and fourth one were I've wrote this review. Definitely watch it but can't say it's worth a DVD purchase.Good: The movie is very funny on it's first few swings and can still get some laughs out of me now. The performances are stellar from Tatum to Hill and even up to Franco and Ice Cube. They all live their character and you can see they love what they were doing. Great cameos from the original show and the cinematography is great for the most part.Bad: The plot overall, for me, is quite messy and tries helplessly to link characters and previous events together as in one giant loop. Some of the supporting cast were boring namely Molly, Dave's 'gang', the biker troupe and a few others. Music was mediocre at best at didn't fit at quite a few points. As stated above it loses its charm over time and just feels boring. Some editing and cuts feel a tad sloppy and fast but this is generally played for comedic effect and I doubt it would bother many people. If you want great action, don't watch this movie. The action scenes aren't cool, jaw dropping or otherwise interesting and if anything feels like the setup for the inevitable punch line. You can tell it was leaning far on the comedic side rather than action which is okay but I would have liked to see more effort.Best Part: The final confrontation between Jonah and the main villain were he overcomes his fears and delivers a bad ass one-liner.7/10 Best Part:

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