Falling far from the proverbial tree.

Rating: 6/10 (24 April 2012)

"21 Jump Street," was a popular show in late 80s and early 90s. Although the characters on the show were young looking enough to pass for high school students, the tone of the show was serious; often dealing with real-life issues. Fast forward to 2012, and you get a parody of a, one- time, praised show. Much like Seth Rogans twist on "green Hornet," 2012's "21 Jump Street" opted to make a mockery of the original work Intentional or not, the parodying of cult classic is becoming more and more unsettling.
As a stand alone film, this movie was not terrible. It has good use of slapstick and scatological humor, and despite having the emotional acting range of a dried up cactus, Channing Tatum's character is comedic. Perhaps this film should have gone by a different title. "Underclassmen 2," as it more closely resembled the lack-luster comedy "Underclassmen," starring Nick Cannon. With so many title featuring young, child, or teenage cops, you expect at least a refreshing title to go along with the already unoriginal film.
Overall, it was not terrible, but don't expect anything that really ties it back to the show.