Hilarious movie, definitely recommend

Rating: 9/10 (6 July 2014)

Police officers Jenko (Channing Tatum) and Schmidt (Jonah Hill) team up again to chase down drug dealers, but this time, in college. The success of the duo in the 21 Jump Street assignment led to their new undercover jobs at a local college. Captain Dickson (Ice Cube) gives the partners an assignment to identify and track down the dealers of a new drug that goes by the name of "whyphy" that is connected to the death of a college student. In college, the partners begin to drift apart from each other, with Jenko moving towards the fraternity scene and football team, while Schmidt gravitates towards a girl named Maya and the art community on campus. With the drug "whyphy" on the verge of spreading outside of the local college, the partners must travel to Puerto Mexico to stop the distribution of the drug. In an epic, action-filled comedy, the duo ultimately put aside the problems between them in order to solve the bigger problem in front of them.
The film was overall very hilarious and could, in many ways, be better than the preceding film. Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill have amazing chemistry on screen and their interactions seem effortless, as if they have been life-long pals. The "bromance" shared between the duo was a nice comical touch. With the film catering to a younger crowd, the language and dialogue of the film is covered with jokes, slang, and comedy that the younger viewers would find comedic. The main conflict of finding the drug dealer and stopping the drug distribution was interesting, and with new twists being thrown in, the story line was dynamic and kept the viewers full attention throughout the entire film.
The film mostly took place on a college campus, with the latter part of the film taking place in Puerto Mexico. Changing the scenery when the film was coming to the climax kept the story rolling with interest and surprise. Tatum and Hill were dressed in casual, everyday wear throughout the film, which was appropriate for the rolls in which they were playing. As for the cinematography, nothing was particularly unique or extraordinary. Aside from the few slow motion action shots, the camera angles were standard and very normal. The sound effects, however, were quite hilarious and added to the jokes, making them even more humorous. The music of the film comprised of today's hip-hop and rap hits. The music was appropriate for the mood of the film, and added to the atmosphere of the action and party scenes.
A change that could improve the film would be to not build so many of the jokes off of the preceding film. The viewers who did not watch 21 Jump Street would not understand some of the jokes, but for viewers who saw the previous movie, the jokes were extremely funny. Including jokes that everyone in the audience could understand would improve the comical aspect of the film. Overall, the film was excellent and exceedingly funny. I would definitely recommend 22 Jump Street to anyone looking for a good laugh.