After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's second-best film of the year (behind The Lego Movie).
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
13 Jun 2014
fresh:
Self-referential irony is hardly a new gimmick, having served as the underlying premise for such franchises as Scream and Austin Powers, but rarely has it been indulged with such fervor.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
13 Jun 2014
fresh:
22 Jump Street is pretty much the exact same movie as 21 Jump Street. It knows it, you know it, and it knows that you know it. And that is why it's brilliant.
– Christy Lemire,
ChristyLemire.com,
14 Jun 2014
fresh:
22 Jump Street is hardly fresh, but the picture has enough energy to get by.
– David Denby,
New Yorker,
18 Jun 2014
fresh:
This sequel to the hit action comedy 21 Jump Street is better all around: the pacing is more consistent, the sight gags more imaginative, the self-referential jokes sharper.