22 Jump Street
Tags: comedy, humor, satire, flashback

Plot synopsis:
Two years following their success in the 21 Jump Street program, Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are back on the streets chasing narcotics. However, after failing in the pursuit of a group of drug dealers led by Ghost (Peter Stormare), Deputy Chief Hardy (Nick Offerman) puts the duo back on the program to work for Captain Dickson (Ice Cube) – now located across the street at 22 Jump Street. Their assignment is to go undercover as college students and locate the supplier of a drug known as "WHY-PHY" (Work Hard? Yes, Play Hard? Yes) that killed a student photographed buying it on campus from a dealer.
At college, Jenko quickly makes friends with a pair of jocks named Zook (Wyatt Russell) and Rooster (Jimmy Tatro), the latter being a prime suspect of the investigation. Jenko starts attending parties with the jocks who do not take as kindly to Schmidt. Meanwhile, Schmidt gets the attention of an art student, Maya (Amber Stevens), by feigning an interest in slam poetry. The two sleep together, to the disapproval of Maya's roommate Mercedes (Jillian Bell), and Schmidt later finds that Maya is the daughter of Captain Dickson, whom Schmidt bragged to about "getting laid", much to Dickson's fury. Despite sleeping together, Maya tells Schmidt not to take it seriously, and he starts to feel left out as Jenko bonds more and more with Zook who encourages him to join the football team.
When Schmidt and Jenko are unable to identify the dealer, they visit Mr. Walters (Rob Riggle) and Eric (Dave Franco) in jail for advice. After confessing the two are having regular intercourse, Walters points out a unique tattoo on the arm of the dealer in the photograph. Whilst hanging out with Zook and Rooster, Jenko notices that Rooster does not have the tattoo but sees it on Zook's arm. Schmidt and Jenko are invited to join the fraternity led by the jocks but Schmidt refuses, furthering the tension between the two as Jenko passes their requirements. They later realize that Zook is not the dealer but rather another customer. Soon afterwards, they find Ghost and his men on campus, but Ghost again evades them. Jenko reveals to Schmidt that he has been offered a football scholarship with Zook and is uncertain about his future as a police officer. Afterwards, Schmidt reveals his true identity and moves out of the dorm, angering Maya.
Spring break arrives and Schmidt goes after Ghost. He is joined by Jenko, so the two can have one final mission together. The pair head to the beach where Ghost is likely to be dealing WHY-PHY. Inside a bar, they find Mercedes, who is Ghost's daughter, giving instructions to other dealers. The pair, backed up by Dickson and the rest of Jump Street, ambush the meeting. Ghost flees, while Mercedes is knocked out by Schmidt. While pursuing Ghost, Jenko is then shot in the shoulder. Ghost attempts to escape in a helicopter; Schmidt and Jenko manage to jump across to it, but they fall into the sea due to Jenko's injured arm. However, Jenko is able to throw a grenade into the helicopter. Ghost celebrates his victory prematurely while the grenade explodes, sending the totaled remains into the sea. Jenko tells Schmidt that he still wants to be a police officer as he believes their differences help their partnership, and the two reconcile in front of a cheering crowd. Dickson approaches them claiming to have a new mission undercover at a med school.
During the credits, Jenko and Schmidt go on to a variety of undercover missions to different schools, which are portrayed as fictional sequels, an animated series, and a toy line. One mission features Detective Booker (Richard Grieco) while another sees the return of Ghost, who survived the helicopter explosion. In a post-credits scene, Walters reveals to Eric that he is late, implying he is pregnant.

Review: Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum have a great chemistry and you can see and feel, how they enjoyed doing this movie.
Like the first one, 22 Jump Street does a great job observing the different aspects of college life, students and teachers (or professors for that matter).
'22 Jump Street' truly builds on the basis of the first film, further expanding upon the bromantic chemistry between Tatum and Hill creating an even more solid sequel full of good-natured humour and relentless action that made its predecessor such a great film.
If you want to think about what you're watching, or enjoy good story development, or simply see some great acting then there are plenty of movies like Rashomon, Eraserhead, The Man from Earth, Memories of Murder, Hitchcock films, Miyszaki films, or something like Life Is Beautiful or It's A Wonderful Life(I forget which is which, both great).
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are a great double act and the film provides just the right amount of slapstick humour combined with witty banter and the serious side of undercover police work.
Quickie Review:After a successful undercover drug bust operation in high school, Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) get their next big assignment.
Now in the sequel 22 Jump Street, as Ice Cube so eloquently put it, these "two sons of b***hes are going to college." As the cop duo take on yet another drug ring, they go through multitude of ridiculous yet hilarious situations.
This is a must-see for fans of 21 Jump Street and people who generally like to laugh.Full Review:The original movie, 21 Jump Street, was a surprise hit back in 2012.
Still, I think this is something that you can easily look past because of how enjoyable the movie is.The one purpose of a comedy is to make you laugh, and 22 Jump Street fulfills that requirement consistently throughout the movie.
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill make a great bromance couple, and although appearing in the disappointing "Ride Along", Ice Cube too is brilliant in this film.Expect non-stop entertainment as excellent humour is mixed with an interesting yet simple plot, heartfelt moments and exciting action.
More importantly the comedy is actually clever, even during some of the scenarios the are more stupid due to some absurdity.22 Jump Street is self-aware of what it is, and pokes fun of itself for being a sequel that follows the formula.
With 22 Jump Street, directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The LEGO Movie) have created a massively entertaining ride, with more antics from the characters we love, and better performances all around.This time around, they're going to college.
Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) must once again go undercover at MC State to bust another drug operation, this time called WHYPHY (work hard?
Captain Dickson (Ice Cube) is also in rare form, delivering some of the film's best moments.This is a testament to Hill and Tatum, who put so much work into creating these characters.
Their chemistry is better than ever, making 22 Jump Street a hilarious buddy comedy.
Try not to laugh when Schmidt does slam poetry to impress a girl, I dare you.What makes 22 Jump Street feel special is its self-referential attitude and countless meta jokes.
Police chief Hardy (Nick Offerman) essentially explains why this movie was made within the first 10 minutes, saying "no one cared about the Jump Street reboot, but you guys got lucky." It's a funny way to be self-deprecating and hilarious at the same time.
While there are plenty of raunchy jokes (right in the crack), the film's best come from its self-referencing.So, now for the all-important question: is 22 Jump Street better than the original?
Two were for slapstick comedy, one was at Ice Cube's death stare, and the final laugh I had was at the end credits (Not because they were funny, but because the entire audience was utterly silent at the forced humour).
22 jump Street pulls off an amazing balancing act between elements of its predecessor whilst adding many new and better plot twists, characters and jokes.This movie is hilarious and fun and wins us over from the start by making fun of itself as a sequel, but like many of its other ongoing jokes, juices this just enough to get maximum laughs without it becoming annoying.22 jump Street should not only be regarded as one of the rare sequels to better an already good first film, but as a case study for all comedy sequels on how to not just replicate predecessors but truly BUILD on them..
I don't understand how people found this funny, "Hell yeah, let's laugh at racist jokes and incoherent and predictable plot, FEEK YUH!!!", this movie is just a big f**k you to everyone, cause the producers don't really give a s*it, you'll pay for it anyway!
What I got was a lot of reviews that describe "bro-mance; explosions; sexiness; best film of the year; top comedy of all times".
I made the mistake of seeing this movie(not to the end) feeling sure that the 7.5 rating wold guarantee a good comedy.
I suspect that there was a wide margin of improvisation during shooting, which Tatum and Hill took advantage of in order to create spontaneous moments of comedy where they laugh at the screenplay and themselves, generating enough smiles to rescue the film to some point, despite the mediocrity from a bland and predictable screenplay.
I remember 21 jump street felt quite fresh, and I can't tell whether this film has lost that charm or perhaps I've grown up a bit and I wouldn't find the original as funny any more as well.
It was clever 5 or 6 years ago, but I'd like to see sequels that try to stand on their own ground without constant winking reference to the fact that 'its not as good as the first'.All in all, I did laugh a few times, but I was restless in the last hour and couldn't wait for it to end.
At times some of the jokes don't work quite as well, but there's enough hilarious moments packed in to make sure the laughs keep coming and mocks every possible detail of the action sequel.
With the likes of this, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and the Lego Movie it's clear that Lord and Miller are quickly becoming 2 of the biggest and best names in comedy using both slapstick and mocking clichés to keep the laughs coming strong.
I don't know whether they intend to do any more sequels, but as long as they maintain the consistently funny films that they have so far I can only hope that they make as many jump streets as they can..
The sequel to 21 Jump Street, is by far the funniest film I have seen this year.
This was probably due to it being the weirdest film I have seen this year also, as you really couldn't predict what was coming next.22 Jump Street has basically the same concept of 21 Jump Street, where Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill playing the two main characters get sent to college to investigate yet another drug case.
When I heard about the plot and seeing the trailer, I was worried they would ruin the movie as like most comedy films, the only funny bits are in the trailer and the story looked the exact same as the first.
The trailer is only a teaser to what really is a great comedy film.If you like the first movie, I would definitely recommend seeing the second as it is on par with 21 Jump Street, or even if I was pushed to make a choice between the two, I would say the second film is funnier than the first..
I don't think 23 Jump Street will be a thing, but I'd love nothing more than for Channing Tatum to work with Jonah and Seth again, but a bit more than just a cameo like in This Is the End. 22 Jump Street.
Round-Up: I really wasn't that impressed with Channing Tatum's acting when he first came on the scene, but he really has become an household name, especially after starring in Magic Mike and G.I. Joe. I particularly didn't like his dancing movies but now that he has starred in comedy and action roles, he has really become an versatile actor who doesn't take himself as seriously as he did in his earlier years.
Anyway, this film has really gone down well with audiences worldwide but it just wasn't my cup of tea.Budget: $50million Worldwide Gross: $331millionI recommend this movie to people who are into there silly comedies about a couple of officers who enrol into a college to find out who is selling drugs to the students.
With subpar acting, weak plot and somewhat bland comedy, the second instalment has much to improve upon.This film recasts familiar faces with Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as costars.
Jonah Hill is funny as always, Channing Tatum is someone I'm getting to like more and more but it's Ice Cube ladies and gentlemen that steals #themothafuckinshow.
Again there were a few jokes that got boring after too many blows and the villains in this movie were't as enjoyable as the ones in the first, but this is a really funny comedy action buddy flick.
I can not understand why actors like Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum or even Ice Cube would bother to play in such a bad written comedy.
Tatum continues to surprise as he clearly has a funny side (it's not all Jonah Hill here); comedy and action movies might just be his wheelhouse.
Ice Cube and Jillian Bell (Dixie from Eastbound & Down) also provide their share of really funny moments (especially Jillian who has a few gut busting scenes with Jonah near the end).I was worried the shtick would feel stale after 21 Jump Street but I was surprised that it was just as funny as the original (if not better).
Everything you've first thought about it turns out to be the other way around, therefore it's a smart surprising trick that you will end up smiling.The plot is absolutely no different from the first: the heroes as actual cops messes with a drug business, decides to better off undercover as students to another case, explore around the culture of the generation, friendship gets a loyalty issue, their targets at the first act turns out to be connected with their current mission, goes to a party, finally faced fears, etc.
The two continue to shine in their buddy comedy figure and it has become the unbreakable core of these movies.The main point of 22 Jump Street is to be a large and mediocre sequel like many others out there, except of course with a strong sense of self-awareness.
Normally i like the Jonah Hill movies, but this one is the worst film of him.
The direction is also well organised by the duo Lord and Miller, a pair of directors who met in Dartmouth College and proceeded to direct films such as 2009's "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs", "21 Jump Street" and "The Lego Movie, all of which opened to critical acclaim.
VerdictQuite possibly the funniest film of the year so far; Lord and Miller's sequel is pure delight, with whip-smart comedy and a bone-achingly funny end credits sequence.
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill have such good comedic chemistry which makes the movie work.It's not one of those sequels where they repeat exactly the same formula as the previous film- this is same but different with a few plot twists.
Channing Tatum AND Jonah Hill exhibited perfect chemistry on screen.AGAIN.I cant even begin to tell you how dynamic it was to watch the duo on screen together.The ending,the story-line and the directing were again absolutely perfect.The casting..even more so !
This is a cop comedy movie in which two cops, Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) assigned to go undercover and bust a drug ring at a high school.
The way of their case solving is what makes this movie awesome.Also there are some emotional scenes in this movie, like when Jenko decides to quit the police force and want to be a football player, then they both realizes that how important they are in each others life.Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill are great here, and the jokes are very well thought out and it is a movie that is entertaining from start to finish..
When 21 Jump Street came out two years ago, the world was surprised, because it was actually really funny and good!
And some people will say that the directors decided to play safe and just do the same thing, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, because the movie actually acknowledges it and that creates some funny moments.Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill are awesome.
I understand if people like the first one better, because this one kinda repeats it, but I think 22 Jump Street is better.Watch this movie and you'll have some laughs.
Fortunately repetition doesn't always mean bad thing, the film seems taking positive side from "21 Jump Street" and gets more upgrade in action sequences, the relationship between Jenko and Schmidt as partner and especially some smart jokes.
The rising director, Phil Lord-Christopher Miller who was known as the creator of "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatball", "The Lego Movie" and of course "21 Jump Street" seems comfortable to exploit some material from the first installment they've built also the way they inserted additional scene at end credit is brilliant, while Channing Tatum-Jonah Hill's chemistry keep audiences entertained at the entire scenes in it.
I do hope they make a third film, but if not, both 21 & 22 Jump Street will stand as some of the best action/police comedies ever made..
NO.I would really like to see 23 jump street or whatever but the ending scenes clarified that it needs great originality to come up with another part, but let's just hope !9/10 Definitely would watch again.
Contrary to all this they are the great ending to the franchise.The bromance between Hill and Tatum is even more prominent than in the first film and you can see that these guys are big friends in real life and are having a good time.
22 Jump Street, continues with the story of police officers, Schmidt(Jonah Hill) & Jenko(Channing Tatum).
It's starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, back from the first movie 21 Jump Street.
This film makes fun of comedies and action movies; and it does a great job at doing it.
At the same time it's the exact same film as 21 Jump Street but the fact that they're joking about that and in the know of it makes it more O-K to watch.
But I would say that specific middle area of the film is only like 15% of the movie, so if that's the amount of the movie that isn't that funny, it's doing pretty good.Overall, I would recommend going to see this if you want some laughs.
I will say it's super funny and if you want a good comedy movie, you should watch it..
In my opinion I believe that a good comedy movie is a great plot with a lot of laughs and doesn't over do it.
That serves '22 Jump Street' well, as it gives people what they want, while still managing to slip in enough new threads to keep things fresh.Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill have a fantastic chemistry together, complementing one another perfectly while creating one of the best bromances in recent screen history.
I know that a lot of work already goes into an animated movie, but there is one reason why How to Train Your Dragon has the simpler job then something like 21 Jump Street; the element of surprise.
If you saw the first movie, then you know that it ends with our heroes Morton Schmidt (played by Jonah Hill) and Greg Jenko (played by Channing Tatum) being told their going to college.
22 Jump Street is a passable comedy, but it makes me want to reexamine the first film..
And though the chemistry between Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum still worked, the satirical nature throughout was still pretty smart and well written (as the film pokes fun at big-budget Hollywood sequels, the college experience and split screens) and Ice Cube is given more to do (which is always good) there are a few glaring problems which caused this comedy to be far more flawed than it should have been: 1.
This was unexpected I thought it would of been terrible but actually it was really funny and I got to give credit to Jonah hill for this movie he was funny with Channing Tatum.
"22 Jump Street" is the sequel to the 2012 film "21 Jump Street" where Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum play undercover cops trying to investigate a drug dealer at a high school.
Now in "22 Jump Street" undercover cops Jenko (Tatum) and Schmidt (Hill) investigate another drug in college.
I will say that the spoof on the ending credits of making different Jump Street films was clever.
Ridiculously childish humour which I think Jonah Hill could do a lot better, having paid his dues through comedy movies, I am not entirely surprised to have thought of this as a good script/movie choice.
How anyone give this a high rating on here is beyond me.Don't get me wrong there were a few genuine laughs - but they were few (count on one hand) and far between.I think this movie rode on the back of the first and people wanted it to be so much like the first they saw right past all the obvious flaws and just how un-funny it was..
I had a really fun time watching 22 jump street and it makes me want to go back to watch the original..