Inevitable sequel coasts on the skills of its DynamicDuo bromance

Rating: 8/10 (22 June 2014)

22 JUMP STREET (2014) **1/2 Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Amber Stevens, Wyatt Russell, Peter Stormare, Jillian Bell, The Lucas Brothers, Nick Offerman, Jimmy Tatro, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle. (Cameos: Richard Grieco, Dustin Nguyen, Queen Latifah, Seth Rogen, Bill Hader) Inevitable sequel to the successful big-screen adaptation of the cult TV series with dynamic duo Hill and Tatum doing.the.same.exact.thing. except in college. While the screenplay by Michael Bacall, Oren Uziel, Rodney Rothman and Hill takes great pride in its metajoke of being bigger, stupider and funnier it is largely hit-and-miss at best yet there's no denying the bromance of the leads having a field day and the smart/dumb dialogue coasts on all plausibilities while Bell steals the show as a sour co-ed who has Hill's number (and then some). Directing team Phil Lord and Christopher Miller also employ their live-action cartoon skills to the hilt. Easily Best Fight Award for the MTV Awards.