Genius

Rating: 6/10 (10 July 2012)

I'm not really one for U.S. high school comedies because they all tend to have the same plot with different actors (who've all had the same dentist by the way...) but I seriously nearly peed myself when I saw this. I tried to hold back but after about 10 minutes in, couldn't stop laughing. Both Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum outdid themselves as the 2 totally immature undercover cops with things to prove from their own high school days and no clue how to do it.
The understated facial expressions, comic timing and on screen rapport was excellent but looked effortless. Thanks to the writing of Jonah Hill and the production skills of the two main actors; this is a new genre of movie making...not quite spoof but in that region with a lashing of hardcore realism albeit tongue in cheek. I'm so glad Channing Tatum has done something other than the slushy romantic roles he was beginning to get typecast into because he's a brilliant comic actor. The script was excellent; Ice Cube's straight faced boot camp lines cracked me up and the plot and action were pretty good too. Watch out for their drug scene I LMFAO. and a surprise Johnny Depp cameo. If you were a fan of the Police Squad movie s and want an upgrade then this is for you... Pure genius!