You will enjoy it if you liked the first one.

Rating: 5/10 (13 January 2015)

21 Jump Street offered many laughs from its dynamic duo of Chaning Tatum and Jonah Hill. While it wasn't anything monumental still was great fun to watch. Now if you didn't feel the same regarding it then I advise you stay away from 22 Jump Street as its nothing more than a rehash of the plot with similar comic situations. Despite that directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (who gave the wondrous Lego Movie this year) keep us engaged by making the things look very less serious and investing more in the bromantic relation between Schmidt and Jenko established in the first film.
Now if you remember what Ice Cube said at the end of 21JS that " you'll going to college ". Well that's the setting, our undercover cop- buddies need to crack down drug suppliers and dealers in a college now. The way the events unravel is almost same as the first one, still it's not boring as there are some constant gags put in every now and then. Romance again here doesn't fit nicely but there is a very surprising comic twist moment involving Jonah and Ice Cube which was really amusing. I found Ice Cube much more funny in this one. New characters are introduced but they are as interesting as Walters, Eric or Molly of first one, while the earlier two appear for brief amount of time in jail Molly is completely erased. Again the duo of Schmidt and Jenko are the standout. Even if they undergo similar situations where they have their differences for some time but at the end realize they are best buddies. There is also a cameo during the credits but its not as amazing as the one in first film.
Overall 22JS is pretty much entertaining but most its credit goes to the nice story established in the 21JS. Also the climax is unnecessarily dragged and quite cliché, I wished they at least come up with an unpredictable ending. The beach and spring break setting for finale doesn't match up to the stylish prom-night entry of 21JS. The credits are more hilarious and fun showing us different mock sequels of Jump Streets, do not miss them. Considering most of the positives of the film are derived from the first one and also since the first one had much better third act I will rate this slightly below the first film. Comedy wise both are enjoyable at the same level, so if you had a good time with the 21 then don't miss 22.
RATING: [2.5/5]