Reeling reviews "22 Jump Street"

As rookie cops Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) successfully broke a high school drug ring, Deputy Chief Hardy (Nick Offerman) wants them 'to do the same thing as the last time' as he doles out their next assignment at MC State (McState, get it?), reporting to Captain Dickson (Ice Cube) at his new digs at "22 Jump Street."

What is this - "The China Syndrome?"  Granted, name checking Tracy Morgan and Maya Angelou isn't as cataclysmic as Three Mile Island, but the hat trick is scored early as Jenko berates someone for using the gay 'f' word.  That oddity aside, here's a sequel which may just be funnier than the original, largely due to Tatum's higher comfort level in his comedic skin.  From its 'Previously on...' opening recap through its hilarious closing credit push for the animated series, video game and sequels which move their address up through 40, this meta in joke has the good sense to keep its audience in on it.  Even before the dynamic duo starts riffing on Dickson's 'cube of ice,' we've noted that next door at 23 Jump, condominiums are 'coming soon.'

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