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7/10
Good exercise for your cheeks
29 July 2014
First of all, big complements to the protagonists. The chemistry between Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum is incredible. As soon as their on screen you immediately start smiling, just because you feel the need to prepare yourself for something amusing. The jokes are fast paced and relentless, without it being tiresome. More importantly the comedy is actually clever, even during some of the scenarios the are more stupid due to some absurdity.

22 Jump Street is self-aware of what it is, and pokes fun of itself for being a sequel that follows the formula. However, addressing this fault in that comedic way will not be enough for everyone to forgive it. At the other hand, I think this is something that you can easily look past because of how enjoyable the movie is. The requirement of a comedy is to make you laugh, and 22 Jump Street fulfills it totally. Your cheeks will definitely have a good exercise! ;)
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5/10
Drama can't be turned into a comedy just by adding cheerfulness
24 July 2014
Warning: Spoilers
This Hornby's film adaptation has brilliant moments, but this film version turns it into something like a bloody disgusting musical. It's a fantastically unconvincing and unfunny movie, obviously determined to shelter a feel-good flavor from feel-bad material. Did they really think that this drama could be turned into a comedy just by adding cheerfulness and hugs?? Lots of failing people in this film. Pierce Brosnan play a disgraced TV host, Imogen Poots as a stubborn teenager, Aaron Paul as a failed rock star and Toni Collette as a depressed mother. All have reasons to end it all, and they meet at the top of a London tower block, a notorious suicide spot...

A funny turn of fate means they all decide not to go through with it, and form a supportive group, whose brush with despair makes them of interest to the facile and exploitative media world. This comedy adaptation timidly falters from a dark melancholy book. The result is really tragic.
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