Step 4: Watch Channing Tatum *Fangirl Sigh*

Quick Points

Original vs. Sequel
I don't remember laughing that much during the first one (in fact, I don't remember much of 21). 22 had me cracking up, though, so I'm going to go with sequel!
  
Soundtrack/Score
Comedy movies rarely have good soundtracks--this movie is no exception.

Favorite Scene
When Tatum runs around the Jump Street headquarters after a hilarious plot twist is revealed (you'll know the scene).

Is Channing Tatum hot?
Yes. Yes he is.

I wasn't going into this movie with high expectations. Yes, I think Channing Tatum is cute and performs well in these kinds of roles. Yes, Jonah Hill can be pretty funny. And yes, directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are awesome because they made The Lego Movie. But the first Jump Street just didn't grab me when I watched it back in 2012, so I wasn't expecting the follow up to be much better.

Every once in a while, though, you get a sequel that's better than the original, and the fact that 22 Jump Street acknowledges that it's a sequel that, by all intents and purposes, probably shouldn't exist helps initiate this movie into the elite frat house whose members include Shrek 2, Terminator 2 and frat president The Dark Knight. The characters, especially Ice Cube's Captain Dickson, are constantly ripping on how much money they've spent on this new case that's supposed to be the exact same as the first one, which creates a lot of laughs.

Unfortunately, they're not joking too much when they say it's the same case. The basic plot's very similar to the first movie, so most of the show is your typical "try to find clues while making clowns out of ourselves" routine. And while there is a twist to the end, it's not a very unique twist. So go ahead and gather a bunch of your comedy-enjoying, Tatum-loving friends, but don't spend a whole lot of money on this movie.

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