22 Jump Street is directed by Phil Lord and
Christopher Miller and it stars Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, and Ice Cube. In
this film, we have the exact same plot of 21
Jump Street, except that the actual work place for the main characters in
22 Jump Street and 21 Jump Street, and that they are investigating a college
and not a high school.
Though, this
film does understand the fact that the plot of it is very similar to the first
one. There are jokes regarding action movies, comedies, and movie sequels in
general. The comedy is not straightforward; it is very subtle. I never felt
that the jokes went too far, and I never felt a scene existed to have a joke.
Some of the jokes were very conversational, and some of it even seemed like
improvisation, which is always a plus for the movie. Almost all of the comedy
hit. It was handled very well.
Channing
Tatum and Jonah Hill are both very good in the film apart and excellent
together. They both deliver the comedy well and are very good in the dramatic
elements of the film. Though, they have excellent chemistry together. The two
actors really seem like they are friends and, without them, the film would not
be nearly as good. Ice Cube in this film was also great. He has much more to do
in this film than he did in 21 Jump
Street, and he uses the material he has perfectly.
I was never
truly bored during this film. There are some times when the jokes are a bit
inconsistent and there are less of them, but for a very bit portion of this
film, the comedy was used very consistently and the film was very enjoyable.
The plot is actually very interesting, and the action scenes are also
engrossing. I had a very good time watching this film.
But I do
have flaws with this film. For the most part, the dramatic elements of the film
were not effective. They were very clichéd, and were even ripped directly from
the first film. I thought the dramatic elements of the first film were
surprising and actually well thought-out. Here, though, the dramatic elements
do not work because of how familiar they are. This also causes some of the
characters in general to be uninteresting. That is why some portions of this
movie were not as enjoyable as others. The film was aware the plot was similar
to the plot of the first, but it was not aware that the dramatic elements were
ripped from the first.
I felt that
some events of the narrative connecting the second act to the third were very
sudden and did not have much depth. Some things just randomly happen and we do
not really get to learn about them. The events also go by way too fast, and the
film skips over some things to get to the third act quicker, so it seems the
end of the second act and the beginning of the third are very rushed.
While some
of the action in this movie is well-handled and engrossing, some of the action
had a bit of a quick-cut and almost shaky style that was supposed to exhilarate
the viewer, but for me, it just lowered the quality of the action. There is
also use of slow-motion in several scenes here, and while sometimes effective,
for the most part it does not add anything to the movie.
Overall, I
had a very good time watching 22 Jump
Street. I laughed at almost all of the jokes and the actors did a great
job. The plot was interesting and some of the action was engrossing. But the
drama in the film did not work, there were clichés in the film, some of the
events were skimmed over when writing the script, and some of the action in the
film is mediocre. The film has flaws, but I do think that it is worth checking
out and do recommend it.
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