Somewhat better than I anticipated

Rating: Null/10 (24 May 2015)

Generally I am far from being a big fan of modern day youth-oriented comedies, so when I sat down to watch the first "Jump Street" movie, I was filled with dread. To my surprise, I didn't find it so bad - it had a good amount of humorous moments that made me laugh. Despite this, I was not looking forward to this sequel, seeing how Hollywood sequels are almost always greatly inferior to the originals. But once again, I was surprised. This sequel does have some really funny moments, the best being those that poke fun of "sequelitus" and various movie clichés. I really got the feeling the writers were laughing out loud when writing this script, because they seemed to admit how silly this movie was. The humor isn't perfect - there is definitely an over abundance of it tied with foul language and R- rated content, which seemed to suggest the writers at times were desperate for laughs and to be "edgy". There is also not quite enough plot, as well as a few plot points that are not made clear. And at 111 minutes, the movie does run too long. Despite these problems, I will say this: If you liked the first movie, chances are you'll like this sequel.