"Do the same thing as last time. Everyone's happy"

Rating: 10/10 (20 August 2014)

I don't why this film works but it does. It takes the almost exact premise from the first movie but it also keeps the self-awareness and the same creative duo of directors who are nowadays the biggest stars in comedy business. To me 21 jump street is a modern classic and so I was afraid that the sequel won't be as funny and will be repetitive. But with Phil Lord an Chris Miller on board you can bet that it will be hilarious. They are trying to convince the whole film that this is exactly the same as the first and that you should not expect any surprises but that is their plan all along. The film is filled with surprises and twists and turns. Its range of pop culture references goes from Annie Hall to Benny Hill and some of the jokes are so fast you might miss them at the first viewing. Since the first one was making fun of the Hollywood trend to remake and reboot old films and TV shows, the sequel makes of the necessity of starting a franchise when a film is successful. The end credits make fun of the studio system of franchising anything and they are possibly the best end credits of all time and surely are the funniest. Contrary to all this they are the great ending to the franchise.
The bromance between Hill and Tatum is even more prominent than in the first film and you can see that these guys are big friends in real life and are having a good time. Ice Cube get much more screen time as Captain Dickson and once again he is part of the film's funniest scenes. Wyatt Russell as Jenko's doofus friend is amazing and I am looking forward to seeing this guy once again.
Phil Lord and Chris Miller stated that their biggest influence was Bad Boys II and that's exactly what this film is. The Bad Boys II of comedy. Bigger budget, bigger action and mu cm more self aware than the first film. But I'm afraid that they milked the idea to the fullest and that the creators know it. 22 Jump Street is'n as fresh as the first one but it is as much innovative and fun as the first. So go watch it now, you will be laughing about some scenes long after you have left the cinema.