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21 Jump Street - This has gotten a lot of hype as being the first great comedy of 2012. I hate to set unrealistic expectations, but it is.

On paper, a Channing Tatum/Jonah Hill buddy movie doesn't sound promising, but the previews were hilarious, and if you liked the previews, then you should like the film.

I found it as close to a laugh-a-minute comedy as I have seen for awhile.  Tatum and Hill were great together, and the supporting cast like Ice Cube and Rob Riggle all worked well.  It was a dumb buddy film, but still had plenty of 'movie smarts' like Zombieland.

Of course, I could be off, but the audience seemed to like it, so it seems to be this year's Hangover or Zombieland or Superbad.

For spoilers, there is a surprise, though it's not that big of a shock (nor will it likely stay secret).

By definition alone, this won't be for everyone, but I liked it alot.  Everything about it worked, and after seeing Project X last week, it was a good reminder, you can have a good dumb vulgar fun film, and still make it a must-see comedy.  It shouldn't work (We're sick of Jonah Hill, The premise isn't particularly original, there are 100 buddy films released every year, it's a "teen" movie, it's a 'remake'), but it does. 

Thumbs up.

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