Some remember their high school years fondly; the
friendships, the parties, the overall sense of teen hedonism and irresponsible
mischief. I, however, am not too fond of it; as an ineffectual, anti social
geek, my hours were spent usually in front of a screen (watching movies, TV shows
or playing video games).
But the more I think about it the more I am convinced that
it would, actually, be fun to go back to high school (with my adult
sensibilities in high gear, of course). “21 Jump Street” presents us with the
two classic stereotypes, the nerd and the jock, and does something interesting;
it swaps roles on their adult life so the nerd gets to enjoy popularity while
the jock gets to appreciate geekdom.
The movie is yet another big-screen adaptation of an old TV
series (starring a young Johnny Depp apparently; I never saw it). The reason
why many of these adaptations fail miserably is because they can’t distinguish
the fine line between homage and parody (and that’s why camp can’t be
reproduced, but merely mirrored or made fun of). “21 Jump Street”, however,
works mainly because it is a very, very funny movie (something I did not expect
based on its trailers). It plays like a usual Jonah Hill vehicle (think of “Superbad”
meets cop-buddy bromance) but it gives the supporting cast laugh-out-loud
moments that almost steal the show. Just wait until you see Ice Cube playing
the archetypical angry black dude.
There’s some good acting in the film; the surprise being
Channing Tatum, who’s usually as stiff and charismatic as a wood plank but here
shows real comedic timing and good chemistry with Hill. I’m surprised at how
much I enjoyed “21 Jump Street”. It’s a comedy filled with drugs, booze and
dick jokes that’s actually really funny. In other words, it’s a riot.
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