Best comedy in a while

Rating: 8/10 (5 April 2012)

'21 Jump Street' is one of the funniest films released for at least two years. I didn't expect it to be so funny but it really surprised me.
The acting is really well done, Channing Tatum really surprised me, with a track record that includes 'Dear John' and 'The Vow' you wouldn't expect him to do so well. He should do a lot more comedy because he has changed my perception of him as an actor in this film. Both him and Jonah Hill work really well together and both perform great. Other actors in the film like Dave Franco and even Johnny Depp in his entire five minutes add a lot of comedy to the film.
The script is well-written. Some anti-cliché's like the title drop where the man mixes up the street name really do make everyone laugh simply because it isn't expected. The style of this film reminded me of 'Pineapple Express' (the last decent buddy-comedy I can think of) so if you enjoyed that film you will probably enjoy this. The believable initial plot which slowly becomes more and more hilarious and ridiculous is very like 'Pineapple Express' but both films should be considered different as '21 Jump Street' certainly doesn't copy it. It can be a bit predictable at some points but there are some scenes where you really don't know what's coming.
The film really does make everyone laugh at some points, Jonah Hill has written this script very well indeed. Overall, I would recommend this film if you really like comedies and have noticed the lack of decent comedy in cinema lately. It can be quite vulgar at some points, particularly at the end, but the entire film makes you laugh.It would be difficult for someone to not laugh at all whilst watching this film.