22 Jump Street
This is slightly better, with more variety and time for deeper gags, but it remains a goofy ass action comedy with Jonah Hill, it has a low ceiling.
The bad guy has a tattoo of a football mascot, the Plainview Red Herrings, HA! Alas, the protagonist’s buddy is the real red herring. University of College Generals!
Ice Cube being pissed all the time is good. Particularly when he finds out his daughter is dating his undercover underling, he gets even angrier. Her wife, Queen Latifah says she’s Straight Out of Compton, but he’s from Northridge, that’s a deep cut right there. As deep as the “Benjamin Hill” gag with the car chase.
Why is the coach a wild Jon Benjamin?
They lean into the homoerotic stuff pretty hard. The scene about the open relationship, the bros hanging out and shit. Batman & Robin. “Annals” of football history.
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