Channing or Jonah - Both are Surprisingly Hilarious

Rating: 8/10 (12 April 2012)

You have to do a lot to get me to laugh out loud at a comedic movie. Slapstick, "stupid" humor will not tickle my fancy or come anywhere close. Shock value and foul mouthed comedians will not get me to crack a smile. Blonde jokes, white jokes, black jokes, one-liners, gay jokes, and political satire will barely scratch the surface when it comes to comedy. However, 21 Jump Street found a way to my fancy.
Jonah and Channing delivered an outstanding comedic performance. I'm sure many were hesitant to see this one, expecting a flop by Channing. But this was not the case, Jonah was in no way comically superior to Channing. Their chemistry was natural, the kind of chemistry that makes straight men look gay. Happens all the time to Boon, Ol' Garrey, and myself. Its chemistry, nothing more, nothing less.
The writing was well executed with minor adjustments needed to the tasteless cursing and overdone scenes like a shot off limb (the extra limb). There were moments where the movie's cool was about to fizzle, but it jumped write back into sizzle. Typically the end of most comedies I've seen are forgettable, but this one was written to last.
***I'm thinking about writing a bromance novel because of this one
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