Film Review – 22 Jump Street

Sequels aren’t easy to assemble, but it helps to have a production team that’s up for the challenge, ready to send established characters on a fresh adventure. “22 Jump Street” plays it safe and cynical, hoping to subvert the norm by openly mocking sequels as it goes about the business of building one. 2012’s “21 Jump Street” was silly and fun, its follow-up is a little less so, missing a jewel of an idea that could transform the update of a popular 1980s cop show into its own thing. Repetition is intentional, and the picture barely colors outside the lines. “22 Jump Street” is certainly amusing, but rarely is it funny or energetic, mostly content to rehash beats from the previous feature, you know, like a sequel. Get it? Read the rest at Blu-ray.com