21 Jump Street

I never followed 21 Jump Street on tv back in the 80´s. Maybe because there were so many other tv shows that felt more interesting. So, when rumours started coming about a new movie based on the 80´s tv series, i honestly did not care. Maybe because everything is being remade these days, and i am sure there are more remakes to come. So is 21 Jump Street a pleasent suprise, or is this only for the fans of the tv series?

Morton Schmidt ( Jonah Hill ) and Greg Jenko ( Channing Tatum ), both went to the same high school, one of them have good grades, the other one is in trouble, and may not be able to go to college. Years later, when both Morton and Greg are adults, they meet at the police academy. Turns out they both want to be cops. As they begin their education, they become close friends, and help each other out. Just as they finally graduate, they feel ready to hit the streets, but things don´t turn out the way they thought. They end up assigned to park patrol. While on patrol, the spot a drug deal going on, and arrest one of the suspects. They are both very happy about the arrest, but it turns out, Greg did not read up the suspects rights, and the suspect is released. Morton and Greg are reassigned to 21 Jump Street, where Captain Dickson ( Ice Cube ), need help to locate a drug dealer at high school, who is behind selling the latest synthetic drug. As they enter high school on a undercover mission, they need to keep their identity secret to find who is behind the drug.

I am going to say this straight out. 21 Jump Street is damn funny. In fact, in some scenes i laughed alot, the more vulgar, the more fun. There is a lot of immature humour, but somehow it fits perfect to these dumb characters. And Ice Cube as their leader, he gives you a bitch slap straight in your face, he is simply fantastic as the nasty chief, who says anything he wants, and if you don´t accept it, you will have your ass kicked. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum works very well togtether, this duo delivers exactly what we could ask for. They are like a updated version of Lethal Weapon, except much dumber. If you like more serious comedies, then this is not your cup of tea. On the other hand, if you love silly, stuped, but fun movies, made with a heart of the 80´s, this one will give you a great time. In fact,  this kind of reminded me of 48 Hours with Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy, wich is a good sign. Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller is the new generation of Walter Hill´s classic style, i hope they plan another movie. I have a feeling they actually can pull the right strings with this cast.

Rating: DDDD