Trying to be The Hangover, but not quite there

Rating: 7/10 (2 May 2012)

First of all, I enjoyed this movie a lot. I laughed a lot, although I thought the funniest clip of the movie was Nick Offerman's character describing the 21 Jump Street Program, which happens near the beginning.
You could tell that the type of jokes and the scenarios they were put in were trying to mimic the successes of movies like The Hangover and Superbad. That's not a bad thing since those movies were wildly successful and funny, but they tend to get a little old after a while.
What this movie lacked was the content that The Hangover or Superbad had, and that's partly due to the fact that it's a remake, so the story isn't new. It also parallels a lot of partner cop movies. Partners don't get along, then partners get along and everything is great for a while, then something goes wrong, then they come out on top.
Obviously, we expect to see Jonah Hill in a comedy, but not necessarily Channing Tatum. I thought they made a pretty good duo, despite the fact that the roles that they played were pretty typical of what you would expect from each.
Again, I enjoyed the movie and would highly recommend it, but would not put it in the same echelon of comedy movies like The Hangover and Superbad.