Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum go to college as undercover cops. Sequel to 21 Jump Street.

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Although the two buddy cops Schmidt and Jenko complete the 21 Jump Street special program successfully, their careers are stalled. And when they botch a drug deal, they are again sent undercover, but instead of high school, they’ll be “going” to a college that has been swamped by a new kind of drug. Schmidt and Jenko’s mission is to find out who’s behind it, but things don’t start off too well. Their friendship is put to the test as one of them gets a little too used to easy college life.

In 21 Jump Street, a very free adaptation of the US TV series of the same name, Schmidt and Jenko went undercover at a high school to bust a drug ring. This sequel reconstructs the pattern to a tee, but somehow manages to be the better movie. Thanks to Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, who also produced, action doesn’t suffer from the few scenes that are over-the-top dumb. Their harmonized performance is not only hilarious, it also smoothes out the script’s rough edges – such as the contrived threat of a split between the two buddy cops.