Enjoyable Police Comedy

Rating: 8/10 (20 January 2014)

First I want the reader to note that the community "average rating" is a seven so I liked it a bit more than everyone else did. Not being part of the 1980s pop culture, that obviously enjoyed the TV series, I seem to have enjoyed the movie for what is was meant to be. The movie is a hilarious police comedy. The TV series (what little I saw of it) was a dull action drama with teen issues and teen fans too.
This movie parodies a lot of the typical things we see --far too much of-- in today's action films. The movie shows two young men who despite being polar opposites join the police academy to see action, explosions, car chases, and bullets flying. Yes, they join for all the wrong reasons. After their first big bust, they are assigned to 21 Jump Street because 7 years after high school they still look very young. But they are assigned mostly to be punished.
The acting is above par for this kind of film. The dialog and plot are great. The gags are over the top. It is funny to see two adults return to high school after 7 years to find out nothing is the same as before. If you get a chance watch it with your friends and not your mom and dad or anyone else who is a "fan" of the TV series.