I say give it a shot, you may be surprised by how much you enjoy it.

Rating: 8/10 (1 October 2014)

This summer hasn't really been the best for movies, but there have been one or two that have risen above the rest in terms of pure entertainment value. One of these such movies was 22 Jump Street, a movie that is a parody of itself, bad sequels and crappy action movies.
The plot itself is fairly generic, which is kind of the point of the movie, but the jokes are hilarious and the delivery of them is near on perfect. Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill are both on top form during this movie, perhaps even better than they were in 21 Jump Street. It was also great to see Ice Cube getting a lot more screen time here as well, time to prove he can still be as bad ass and as funny as ever, in fact, his character in this did remind me a lot of how he played Craig in the Friday sequels.
I will say they did re-use a lot of jokes and comedy "bits" from the first movie, and I do get that this was intentional and meant to be funny, but some of it just felt kind of crammed in there at times and didn't really match the rest of the movie, I won't say too much on this for fear of spoilers, but I'm sure if you watch the movie or have already seen it, you know what parts I'm talking about.
I also feel obliged to point out that some of the secondary characters/actors were not that great, both in writing and execution. To name one group of these characters, I would say the new "Interns" at Jump Street, but there are other examples, scattered throughout the film.
Aside from these two minor complaints though, I will say, if you are looking for a bit of light-hearted entertainment, and enjoyed the first movie, 21 Jump Street, then I'm sure you'll enjoy this one as much as I did. I Wouldn't really call it a "multiple-watches" movie, but I could see myself watching it again at some point in maybe like a year or so, if I'm bored and want a laugh.
So, in closing, I say give it a shot, you may be surprised by how much you enjoy it.
8/10
Written By Kieron Behan