A great action comedy

Rating: 8/10 (7 June 2014)

Okay so I'm definitely late to the party with this review but with 22 Jump Street coming out soon I decided to go ahead and review this one. I first saw this movie a while back around the time it was first released but I had not seen it since so I re watched it last night. I was pretty glad that I did it was just as good the second time around. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum have surprisingly good on screen chemistry you really believe that these guys are best friends. I really don't get all the hate that Channing Tatum gets. I mean Okay I get it he's Hollywoods pretty boy but that does not automatically mean that he is not talented.
One big thing that I always look for in a good comedy is at least a little substance aside from just being funny. My favorite comedy movies have more to them then just a lot of funny lines. They have a decent story and cool relatable and likable characters and this movie excels at that. As funny as this movie is there is still a lot more to it than just that. The story of these two idiots trying become better cops by uncovering a drug ring is so entertaining. I also really like how this movie knows exactly what it it is. They even go as far as to make fun of the fact that this movie is a sort of remake of an 80's TV show though the two are almost nothing alike. It's really funny to see how originally in high school Cahnning Tatum was the popular one but the second time around Jonah Hill is because things just are not the same as they were in high school just a few years ago. Though The way school was that second time is nothing like my high school experience was which ended right around the time this movie was released.
Another big highlight in this movie is the great action. I don't typically come out of a comedy movie thinking wow those action scenes were cool but this movie did a great job. The car chases are intense the shoot outs are intense and it's all really funny all the way through. So overall this movie had it all a lot of comedy, cool action, good acting, and good likable characters.
I give 21 Jump Street an 8/10