21, Jump Street (2012)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2012
	Director: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street)
	Actors: Jonah Hill (This is the End), Channing Tatum (G. I. Joe, White House Down), Ice Cube (Anaconda, Ghosts of Mars), Dave Franco (Now you See me)
	Country: USA
	Genre: Comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 21.09.2014, HD VOD, Home cinema
Synopsis: Schmidt and Jenko (Hill & Tatum), former high-school rivals, team up to succeed in becoming police officers. After failing their first bust, they are transferred to a special division where they are asked to infiltrate a high school drug network.
Review: I thought this movie was already reviewed by my co-blogger but actually only the sequel was (22, Jump Street). I am not familiar with Jonah Hill's filmography (I only saw This is the End) but from what I understand this movie bears his mark. I am also not familiar with the original series that revealed Johnny Depp but I gathered that it was a serious one, while this cinema adaptation is a continuous display of stupidity and dumb humour. I like absurd humour when is applied to a whole absurd universe (a Dodgeball world cup in the eponymous movie, male models day-to-day life in Zoolander), but apparently not when applied to a topic that could be treated seriously (drugs among teenagers). The two main characters are so stupid than any situation is a potential joke, and thus there can be no drama or tension in the movie. And it is not the false self-mockery at the beginning (making fun of remakes of 80's classics) nor (spoiler) the cameo by Johnny Depp that will justify making a stupid movie. OK I laughed a few times but I was more embarassed at what comedy has become, and the good ratings the movie got on IMDb for example, generating a sequel not two years later.
Rating: 3 /10