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Chemistry's the one with the shapes and shit, right?

# Review

In this remake of a late 80s/early 90s TV series, Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are two underachieving cops who get staffed on a new task force where they have to pretend to be high school students in order to track down the supplier of a new synthetic drug.

I have a soft spot for buddy cop comedies and I loved this movie when I saw it in theaters when it first came out. Rewatching it now with some friends, the film still slaps. The humour is juvenile in the best way ever and there were many laugh out loud moments. The Hill’s nerdy Schmidt and Tatum’s jock Jenko have great chemistry and are great foils for one another. The supporting cast, which includes Ice Cube’s Captain Dickson, Dave Franco’s Eric, and Rob Riggle’s Mr. Walters are hilarious as well. It was also cool to see a cameo from Johnny Depp and Peter DeLuise, who both starred in the original TV show.

# Conclusion

Fun movie with a great sense of humour.

# Overall rating: 8.2

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