21 Jump Street Movie Review

I remember the original TV show '21 Jump Street' with Johnny Deep, Richard Grieco and Peter Deluise. It was a cop show that had many girls including my girlfriend falling for Johnny Deep, that she and her friends made it a weekly ritual to watch the show. I for one lost interest, but it was an ok show for its day. The new presentation of 21 Jump Street is more comedic and fun movie, that keeps the original theme of young looking, problem cops who are reassigned to 21 Jump Street take undercover assignments in high school and college.

Instead of presenting a police squad like the TV show, the movie focuses on two individual high school kids. Schmidt played by Jonah Hill and Jenko played by Channing Tatum. They end up become buddies during the police academy, and since they only cause trouble they both get reassigned to 21 Jump Street.

The pairing of Tatum and Hill was awesome! Since they are both distinct individuals with diverse talents, the team up made the movie unique, fun and entertaining. The comedy and action was laid out well and was interesting to watch the two actor’s transition into cops. Then relive their high school years in reverse roles during their undercover assignment. Also seeing Jonah Hill slimmed down was very surprising and motivating. I am so used to his older look in Superbad and Moneyball; it took a bit of adjusting too. However, Jonah's new look is an inspiration for it shows his determination and hard work.

The cameo of the original 21 Jump street crew was awesome. They did a great job of hiding the cameos, that when they finally appeared it delivered a more surprising presentation. The only part I didn't like was their end scene. If the goal of the scene was to pass the torch, then I guess that segment worked for what it was.

Overall, the new presentation of 21 Jump Street with actors Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill was every bit entertaining, humorous, with sadness and some fun action moments. This is a fun and great movie to watch, especially if your fan of Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, and I am for these two actors are the next generation of talented souls worth watching.

I give 21 Jump Street an Imp Score of 3 out 4 smiles (3 - Great entertainment worth watching!)