what else to say that it's funny. well, it's a funny sequel that may be better than the first!

Rating: 8/10 (30 November 2015)

My first thought as the credits rolled for 22 Jump Street - and of course these are the kind of credits you really have no choice but to sit and watch until they are all done just in case you miss 34 Jump Street or whatever the next one is - was this: it's funny. If I could make it succinct that's my review. The filmmakers practically dare me to write more like, 'hey, we already know this is a money grab with multiple references to appeasing corporate masters while also making constant light of how much goddamn bromance there is here in these buddy cop movies, so, take your best shot!' so... yeah, forget it. It's funny, and the bromance is not something to gloss over as it's one of those have-its-cake-and-eat-it-too things where it's full of genuine sentiment, but at the same time they get to have a 'breaking up/apart' montage that is just perfect comedy. Oh, and seeing how Tatum goes about his undercover college life with his, uh, new bros is also very funny.
In short, you should go see it, that's it. Oh, and those twins are very funny, and Ice Cube steals the show in one scene where he reacts to something I never thought I'd see but makes perfect sense: what happens when the Ice Cube of this movie, the hardass detective sees his daughter with one of his, well, underlings? His facial expressions in just one scene are more hysterical than ten average comedies.