Review of 22 Jump Street (2014) by Ben D — 04 Apr 2015

I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. When I heard they were making a sequel, I thought it was going to be awful. Thankfully, it wasn't bad at all. In fact, it was just as good as the first. It is pretty much the exact same as the first one.

Normally that is something I would complain about, but this movie did something very smart with this. In the very beginning, they make it very clear that they know they're making the same movie again.

This makes for much needed self awareness and for a funny joke. Since this movie follows the formula of it's predecessor, it is very predictable, granted, but it is also filled with plenty of hilarious scenes, which is my main requirement for a comedy.

This sequel is certainly worth watching. It's funny, clever, and just maybe better than the first.