An Equal Sequel

Rating: 9/10 (21 June 2016)

22 Jump Street is the sequel to the action-comedy 21 Jump Street, which came out in 2012. I found it to be a solid sequel, just as hilarious and action-packed as the original. The first film was easily the funniest film I saw in 2012. I was pretty much laughing the entire time and that's also the case with this film.
The story involves police officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) once again going under cover as students, this time at a College rather than High School, to find the supplier of a drug known as "WHYPHY" (an acronym for "Work Hard Yes, Play Hard Yes" and pronounced like "Wi-Fi"), which has killed another student. During the investigation, Schmidt hooks up with an art student and Jenko befriends a pair of athletic jocks, which puts a strain on their close friendship.
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum have great comedic chemistry, as seen in the previous film, but once again Ice Cube steals the show in every scene he's in. I really wish he'd do more harder comedy films like this, unlike those crappy Are We There Yet? family films. Even Ron Swanson himself, Nick Offerman, gets a few funny moments this time around.
I rate it 8.5/10, the same score as the first film, making it an Equal Sequel. If you loved the original, definitely give this one a watch. But even if you haven't seen it, there's a recap at the beginning of this film to help you fill in the blanks.