Genius: 22 Jump Street

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This was one of the most clever movies I have ever seen. I was laughing throughout the whole entire film. The subtle double meaning in the dialogue laced throughout it was the best part.  Let's just say not only is it more of the stuff we have come to love from 21 Jump Street, but the dialogue, the DIALOGUE man if you really just listen and pay attention, you'll be laughing even harder. Maybe I am not watching the right movies, but i have never seen such a self aware film. It's a sequel about the fact that it is a sequel. We all know sequels tend to suck, and the dialogue jabs at that, without saying it. I can't even explain it perfectly, but so many scenes are just dripping with double and triple meanings and the fact I clued into them is what made it so much more enjoyable. Chris Miller and Phil Lord directed this perfectly so the humor was sometimes teetering on the border of just being silly and stupid, but never actually getting there. Even when I though a scene was stupid I would clue into the background music playing, or notice how it was framed, and realized how genius AND HILARIOUS it all was. Watch the movie. Pay the ticket price, grab some popcorn, and go lounge on that AMC recliner. Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill are the goofballs we love from the first installment but BIGGER, BETTER, STRONGER (like every good sequel).