Arts & Entertainment
Dinner and a Movie: '21 Jump Street' and Burgers
Grab a Squeeze Inn burger before heading to this undercover cop movie.
Editor's Note — Dinner and a Movie is our newest feature on Roseville Patch. Every week, we'll give you a quick review of a new movie, where and when it plays and a dinner idea to go along with it.
Dinner: There's something about a burger joint that takes me back to high school, so we suggest . It's not your typical burger — the burgers are known for their "cheese skirt." Have you tried The Squeeze Inn yet? What did you think? Is it worth a try?
Showtimes: "21 Jump Street" is showing at on Eureka Road at 12:10 p.m., 1:35 p.m., 3 p.m., 4:25 p.m., 5:50 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 8:40 p.m. and 10:05 p.m
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Review: Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum play bumbling cops Schmidt and Jenko who go undercover and back to high school in "21 Jump Street."
The film is a spinoff of the Fox TV show of the late '80s and early '90s, which helped launch the career of a young Johnny Depp. This fresh rewrite is a pleasant surprise. Our duo, under the supervision of their police captain (played by Ice Cube), investigates a new illegal drug at the local high school. They are obviously too old to be in high school, and it doesn't matter; it's all a part of the gag.
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The premise of the movie is preposterous and that is the charm of the film. There are plenty of car-chase scenes, explosions and laughs to occupy your time. The chemistry between the leads is evident, and the payoff for you, the moviegoer, is worth the price of admission.
Jonah Hill, who also helped write the film, is perfectly typecast as the socially-awkward outsider. Channing Tatum is the biggest surprise as a comedic actor. Both do a fine job here as the flick-o-meter gives "21 Jump Street" a four out of five. There are plenty of laughs here, and it was a lot better than what I expected. Let's face it: The original series was kind of a throwaway show to begin with.
—Roseville Patch staff contributed to this story.
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