June 19, 2014
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22 Jump Street Takes A Huge Leap Into Silliness by Art Byrd A Quote By
I have to confess that I never saw 21 Jump Street going in to see its sequel 22 Jump Street. It didn’t matter because in an unusual move in movies. The beginning of 22 Jump Street gave a recap of what happen in the first movie. I could see the chemistry between Jonah Hill and Canning Tatum. The movies are based on the TV series, 21 Jump Street from the late 80’s, where real cops go undercover as students. In 21 Jump Street, Schmidt played by Hill and Jenko played by Tatum went undercover as high school students. Now in 22 Jump Street, they are going to college. I like Ice Cube as their menacing commanding officer, Captian Dickson. He gives Schmidt and Jenko the assignment of infiltrating a college to find out who is dealing a drug called “Why Phy” which sounds like “Wi Fi,” which has its own punch line throughout the movie. As Schmidt and Jenko adjust to college life and investigating “Why Phy.” Jenko finds a kindred soulmate in Zook played by Wyatt Russell. While, Schmidt hooks up with Maya, an art student played by Amber Stevens. Later, we find out who Amber’s dad is and it is totally hilarious.
“My heroes are Bill Murray and Dustin Hoffman. Those are the two actors that both do comedies and dramas, seamlessly. Also John C. Reilly and Philip Seymour Hoffman. They're all just great actors, neither comedic nor dramatic. They're just great actors.” Actor Jonah Hill, who is currently starring in 22 Jump Street in theaters now.