21 Jump Street
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: March 16, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 41 Critic Reviews
Positive:
32
Mixed:
9
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Total FilmJames MottramMar 16, 2012
With Hill on co-scripting duties with Scott Pilgrim scribe Michael Bacall, 21 Jump Street was always going to live or die by its gags. Fortunately, it boasts that sweet-yet-dirty comedy that Hill revels in. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMar 15, 2012
This cheerfully chaotic, gleefully vulgar action-comedy retread of the old television series has box-office success written all over it, and where's the harm? It's irresistibly funny until it isn't. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMar 15, 2012
Through it all, Tatum and Hill are totally winning. Read full review
60
Time OutKeith UhlichMar 13, 2012
The longer this "Abbott and Costello's Lethal Weapon" goes on, the more the fun dissipates - until a queasily violent climax, which, naturally, fully embraces genre stereotypes rather than dismantling them. Read full review
60
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonMar 13, 2012
Though these mismatched cops bounce well off each other, Tatum, in his first comedic lead role, is the better performer, both more riotous and affecting. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderBen SachsMar 18, 2012
Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs) seem to be after the gentle irreverence of David Gordon Green's buddy flick "Pineapple Express," but without his sensitivity and attention to character the movie quickly grows monotonous. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerMar 16, 2012
Look for a cameo by a movie star whose initials are J.D. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyMar 16, 2012
A try-anything, fitfully amusing muddle that wears its mocking cynicism a bit too proudly. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenMar 14, 2012
Not that anyone was asking for a reboot of the series that is perhaps best remembered as the launching pad for Johnny Depp's career, but here it comes anyway. The film will probably gain several points on the likability scale for its sheer unexpectedness and modest ambitions. Read full review
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