I’ve now gotten in the habit of posting the sequel review right after the original, this post will contain spoilers!
22 Jump Street
Summary
As promised at the end of the first film, Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are sent to college. This plot is essentially the exact same as the first film where they have to find the drug dealer. Except this time Jenko gets to fulfill his dreams of playing football in college and really experiencing college. While Schmidt ends up on the more artsy side.
One sentence review
Rating: 10/10
Just as good as the first one but better because the pacing was perfect.
My thoughts
My thoughts are relatively the same as with 21 Jump Street except for the fact that the one thing I didn't like about that film, the pacing, was fixed with this. It's hard for a sequel of a comedy to be this good and they achieved that, the humor is consistent, and it maintains the feel of the first film in a new setting. While the plot is really the exact same, it somehow didn't make it boring and that's because they broke the fourth wall in the film and made jokes about sequels being so similar to the first film. They covered all their bases, and they succeeded because of that. Also, the way that the film ended with a bunch of scenes of other Jump Street spin-offs was a stroke of genius in my opinion because it satisfied my want for more film while also making it pretty clear there wouldn't be another one.
Favorite character
I still maintain that Eric Molson is my favorite character in this film even though he was only in a five-minute scene. He owned those five minutes even though he looked dead inside because he is in prison.
Best quotes
5) "My name Jeff" - Jenko
4) "Dude, I am so sorry for being a homophobe" - Jenko
3) "We have to stop treating this as if it was exactly like the last time" - Jenko
2) "You actually high-fived Schmidt for fucking your daughter" - Jenko
1) "I was supposed to go to Berkeley" - Eric
An Inspired Playlist
When it comes to the playlist for this, I'm going to keep it simple and just attach the link to the first film's playlist as they are really just that similar that the soundtrack works for both. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7H5M3vCsiGZyPJsN1Y2xsu?si=33a8549b9c0944dc
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