21 Jump Street

It's that rare comedy that's funny throughout, with a hilarious story that hinges on the unlikely pairing of Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum.

But from Tatum's perfect comedic chops to the gonzo drug-use sequence to the well-timed action beats of the finale, 21 Jump Street never runs out of surprises, compensating for a lack of narrative steam with a wit and enthusiasm unmatched by most modern comedies.

A mangled mixture of ironic homage, bro-mantic comedy and graphic violence, 21 Jump Street almost apologizes for itself in the opening scenes, as it attempts to override any built-in cynicism with preventive volleys of self-deprecation.

It wants to be fun and, to a perhaps surprising extent, it is. Largely forsaking the sweet multiculturalism of the original for white-dude bromance, and completely abandoning earnest teenagers-in-crisis melodrama in favor of crude, aggressive comedy, this 21 Jump Street is an example of how formula-driven entertainment can succeed.

To me, this feels like a real crowd-pleaser, and hopefully it'll score big enough so that we can get another instalment of what has the chance to be a really funny and fresh comedy-action franchise.

Are we always still in high school in our heads? 21 Jump Street thinks so. And Hill and Tatum are just the crazy-ass comedy team to prove it.

21 Jump Street redéfinit les paramètres des comédies pour ados en ne dressant pas le portrait caricatural des jeunes lycéens qu'on nous sert habituellement.

Surprise! This is one '80s reboot that justifies its existence with a fresh, consistently funny payoff.

Grâce au duo comique particulièrement inspiré, Jonah Hill et Channing Tatum, 21 Jump Street jette un regard méchamment fou sur les secondes chances dans la vie. Le film est vulgaire, rapide et outrancier.... et ce sont des compliments.

21 Jump Street demeure une farce faussement gentille, superficielle mais qui sait mettre de bonne humeur le temps qu'elle passe, et qui ne lésine pas sur les clins d'oeil et les allusions savoureuses.

D'un rythme soutenu, 21 Jump Street fonctionne en partie grâce à l'enthousiasme des acteurs.

Le résultat est un divertissement routinier à l'indice de vulgarité très élevé, qui tire cependant avantage des personnalités contrastées de ses deux vedettes.