21 Jump Street hit theaters over a decade ago and defied our expectations. Here are 10 reasons to love the movie:
premiered in theaters just over a decade ago. While we weren’t quite as mired in reboots and remakes as we are now, no one seemed particularly inspired by the idea of reviving the 80s TV show with Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as the main characters. Tatum wasn’t exactly known for his comedic prowess then, despite his hilarious turn in. The equation just didn’t seem to add up.
I want more movies where himbos fall in with a troop of geeks. It works so incredibly well here, with Jenko befriending the gang of misfits who hang out in the chem lab during their free time . The transition from Jenko bluffing his way through their first hangout to later in the movie when he greets them with an elaborate secret handshake is so endearing.
gives these moments an extra comedic punch. When the drug distributing motorcycle gang chases Jenko and Schmidt on the freeway, they leave some potentially explosive vehicles in their wake, only for the trucks to remain very muchon fire. That is, until they come across one full of chickens. Joel Negron’s emphatic editing heightens the audience’s expectations that surely one of these oil tankers will explode, making the let down even funnier than it would be otherwise.
. The exposition is short and sweet, and the middle, where plenty of comedies lag, moves forward at a zippy pace, hopping from gag to gag with unflappable energy. Even at the end of act two, when Schmidt and Jenko are on the outs, the movie avoids getting stuck in the sad montage quagmire, instead keeping the narrative momentum going as we approach the showdown at prom.
When Schmidt and Jenko go undercover, they have to stay at Schmidt’s parents’ house, and what a treat for us viewers at home. Caroline Aaron as his mother, Annie, and Joe Chrest as his father, David, steal every scene they can. Their house is decorated like the set from Barbra Streisand’sand they dote on Schmidt as only parents of a beloved nerd can.
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