As witty as anyone could have hoped for from the Johnny Depp career launcher!

Rating: 8/10 (5 May 2012)

'21 JUMP STREET': Four Stars (Out of Five)
Jonah Hill co-wrote and co-stars in this Buddy Cop film reboot of the popular 80's TV series. Channing Tatum also co-stars and Michael Bacall (who also co-wrote 'SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD' and 'PROJECT X') co-wrote the screenplay. Phil Lord and Chris Miller (who also directed 'CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS') directed the film. The combination of Hill and Tatum is gold as far as buddy films go and the script is about as witty as anyone could have hoped for from the Johnny Depp career launcher!
The original Fox Network TV series ran from 1987 to 1991 and starred Johnny Depp, Richard Grieco, Steven Williams, Holly Robinson, Peter and Michael De Luise and others as young undercover police officers busting crime in high schools and other youth hangouts. This film picks up over twenty years later with the operation being reinstated. It focuses on two rookie cops (Hill and Tatum), who knew each other in high school when Tatum's character bullied Hill's, that are now teamed together to stop a synthetic drug gang.
Hill and Bacall's script is genius and the directing fits the material but it's Hill and Tatum that really make the movie work. A 'Buddy Film' is only as good as it's buddies and Hill and Tatum work magic together. The film doesn't have a lot to do with the original series but some of it's stars do show up in memorable cameos. As far as action goes the movie isn't really that thrilling either but the jokes are witty and the leading man chemistry is beautiful.
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