Surprisingly funny.

Rating: 7/10 (14 July 2012)

I'll admit that i'm not a fan of Jonah Hill. Ever since his obnoxiously perverted turn in Superbad, I haven't been able to get that image of him out of my head. So, for that reason, and because they turned a classic drama series into a comedy, I was not looking forward to 21 Jump Street. And if you were thinking what I was thinking, you might end up surprised.
So, here's the premise: Two cops(Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum), who grew up hating each other, end up partners, but of course they're not very good at their job. Soon, they are sent on a mission: Pose as high school kids and find out who is selling this new exotic drug that killed a kid.
Even though the premise was used in a 90's movie called Never Been Kissed, the movie is still fun for the first hour and ten minutes. But in the final act, I started losing interest. I begin to lose interest when there is an extended action sequence, and that is the case for The Avengers.
I started liking the film from it's opening ten minutes. But if they were doing a 21 Jump Street movie, they should'nt have made it a comedy. They should've just made it the comedy that it is, and take out whatever references to the show they make. Tatum and Hill do make a good team, and Hill earned my respect a little. But hey, let's not get ahead of ourselves. I've read that he is going to be in Martin Scorsese's next movie, The Wolf on Wall Street, but come on, he doesn't deserve it.
B