22 Jump Street
review by
ANIZ FILMVALA
*****
Director Duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller & Jonah
Hill actor and producer of this haphazard comedy thriller ‘22 Jump Street’ have
just one thing to give the audience is Gloss but no humor. The movie is a fancy satire of
undercover cops who go bonkers while unearthing a drug racket.
Greg Jenko [Tatum] and Morton Schmidt [Hill] two undercover
cops who are on a trail to bust drug deals on the street which are been sold
for a peanut price. Deputy Chief Hardy [Offerman] gives them a new drug case
under the watchfulness of not so good Captain Dickson [Ice cube]. Drug to be
investigated is strangely called 'WHYPHY' as a secret short form to a college
lingo work hard and play hard.
They split into a different group in college Jenko gets
entrenched to a college stud Zook [Russell] as they bond over gym frenzy and
flirting with girls. Schmidt dates Maya [Dickson] a poetry student and indulges
in raw passion and intense conversations with her, to Schmidt horror Maya
happens to be a teenage daughter of Dickson and all hell break lose when they
gather for a parent meet at the college [Cube does one hilarious of a act when
he reacts to the fact of his girl been screwed by Schmidt]
A riotous climax follows at an exotic beach with bikini babes
cheering this duo to overcome the villainous attempt of Mercedes [Jillian Bell]
and her partners who have come to distribute the drugs at the beach.
The movie is thoroughly loaded with deliberate gags and funny
situation which will keep you in splits. The Music is a master stroke by Mark
Mothersbaugh which keeps the movies rhythm on high octane and enjoyable to
view. Jonah Hill is irresistibly funny and steals the show from his co actor
Tatum. The end credits are not to be missed as there more fireworks in
pipeline.
Cast
Jonah
Hill as Morton Schmidt
Channing
Tatum as Greg Jenko
Peter
Stormare as The Ghost
Ice Cube
as Captain Dickson
Amber
Stevens as Maya Dickson
Wyatt
Russell as Zook
Jillian
Bell as Mercedes
Jimmy
Tatro as Rooster
Nick
Offerman as Deputy Chief Hardy
Dave
Franco as Eric Molson
Rob
Riggle as Mr. Walters
Marc
Evan Jackson as Dr. Murphy
Kenny
Lucas as Kenny Yang
Keith
Lucas as Keith Yang
Queen
Latifah as Mrs. Dickson
Diplo as
Spring Break DJ
Dustin
Nguyen as Vietnamese Jesus
Richard
Grieco as Booker
H. Jon
Benjamin as MCS Football Coach
Patton
Oswalt as MC State Professor
Bill
Hader as Culinary School Villain
Anna
Faris as Anna
Seth Rogen
as Morton Schmidt
