Barbershop Movie Review: 21 Jump Street

THE BARBERSHOP
MOVIE REVIEW
This week's reviewed movie is:
21 Jump Street

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Two bumbling not-so-swift cops assigned to the 21 Jump Street unit are sent back to high school undercover to find drugs. This movie also stands as something more than a spoof and plays around with a few funny themes like going back to high school and finding out how culture has changed. I found it fun and likeable, but don't forget what earns it an R rating. They pull no punches in their choice of raunchy words. It's a real crowd pleaser and made me laugh for sure.	21 Jump Street is a great send-up of cop shows, buddy/buddy movies, high school films, and the action adventure genre. It's a film that takes full advantage of its R rating (even with a few unnecesssary gross out jokes). Where the original TV series took itself seriously despite its silly premise, this version is hilarious despite its serious overtones. Satire at its best and a cop film with heart.	21 Jump Street is a big screen resurrection of the crime drama that ran on TV in the 1980s. The filmmakers have transformed the old TV show into a humorous imitation of the serious television series. This adult movie didn't work for me. I just can't get use to being bombarded with profane language, in what seemed to be about half its running time. I thought this type of comedy was more juvenile than adult.

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