21 Jump Street/22 Jump Street
Based on a 1980's TV show which itself was guilty pleasure nonsense, this is a refreshingly funny reboot to the big screen which doesn't take itself too seriously and even revels in the fact that it's a remake of a TV series with a line early in the film where a character pretty much admits it.
The rest of the movie is delightfully tongue-in-cheek, with two underachieving rookie cops sent undercover in a high school to investigate a drug smuggling operation.
Despite the plot being something straight out of a tacky 80's show, the movie works incredibly well due to the on-screen partnership of Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill.
Tatum often gets criticism for just being a pretty boy cast only for eye candy, but I have to disagree, he's good at what he does- it's not like he's being cast as Hamlet!
Jonah Hill deserves lots of credit here though, an actor who can play comedic and serious roles and also co-wrote the screenplay, proving he truly is an up-and-coming talent in Hollywood.
This film is much better than expected, and delivers many hilarious moments, a couple of great in-jokes and a cameo which borders on genius (yes, that one).
