Surprisingly good

Rating: 8/10 (21 March 2012)

I was a bit surprised at how much I enjoyed this. I don't know if it's because i'm a bit older and remember the original, or it was just funny, but this was well worth the price of admission.
This one was a bit like a summer blockbuster a bit early. Not too deep on the plot, but just a lot of fun to watch. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum played off each other surprisingly well. The film does a good job of taking expected plot lines and turning them on their ear. It uses a good combination of sight gags, and situation comedy to very good effect.
In short, both Channing Tatus (Jenko) and Jonah Hill (Schmidt) are just bad at certain aspects of their chosen careers in law enforcement. They band together to shore up each others weaknesses and manage to just make things worse by dragging each other further down.
Great supporting roles by Dave Franco (brother of James Franco),and Brie Larson do an admirable job representing 'todays youth' while keeping things light. Also a surprise cameo from Depp.
This is a good film for the older set as it turns your expectations of high school upside down, and just generally pokes fun at high school life from today and 25 years ago.
See it. You won't regret it.