22 Jump Street-Teen Movie Reviews

They claim to be “partner’s for life,” and they are.  Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are back as undercover detectives.In this second installment of the Jump Street series, the two goofball cops go incognito at a local college, searching across campus for the dealer responsible for the drug WhyPhy. During their search, they are involved in frat parties, joining the football team and meeting new friends; with hopes to solve the mystery.

Rating: 2 and 1/2 buckets out of 5
Release Date: November 18, 2014
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 17+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drugs and Alcohol: Moderate
Will it Appeal to teens? Yes

Talking Points:

There aren’t any life lessons or inspirational messages, however it is a light-hearted comedy with a lot of action and adventure.

Sexual Content: Mild

• Schmidt and Maya (the girl he likes) have a sexual encounter.  We see them in bed the next morning; he’s wearing only boxers, she’s in panties and t-shirt.
• Maya’s roommate complains about Maya and Schmidt’s loud sexual noises at night.
• There are sexual jokes regarding male and female body parts and oral sex.
• Schmidt and Jenko go to Mexico for spring break, where we see thousands of college aged girls in skimpy bikinis.

Violent Content: Moderate

• Schmidt and Jenko are involved with drug thugs. There are car chases, gun-shots (which result in casualties) and fistfights.
• Schmidt is attacked by an octopus, we see the bruises on his neck.
• During the credits, we see a knife thrown into a man’s chest.

Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

• The f-word is said continuously throughout the whole film, we also hear  “d–n,” “a–,” “b–ch,” and “h—.”

Drugs and Alcohol: Moderate

• College students are shown drinking beer, wine and hard liquor in dorm rooms and frat parties.
• The premise of the film is searching for the dealer responsible for the drug WhyPhy. We see Schmidt and Jenko under it’s influence, Schmidt has a “bad drug trip,” while Jenko’s is colorful and silly. This is shown is a cartoon-like scenario.

Will it Appeal to teens? Yes

• It’s a  funny and entertaining film.

22 Jump Street is an R-rated film which means that kids under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Parents need to be aware of the excessive profane language and moderate sexual and violent contents.

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