21 Jump Street
The jury is still out on Channing Tatum. Believable when kicking someone's head in (A Guide To Recognising Your Saints, Fighting, Haywire), not so much when he's asked to be the romantic sort (Dear John, The Vow), you can count on one hand how many times he's attempted straight up comedy. The man has genuine charisma but it slips every now and then; this remake of the TV series that set Johnny Depp on the road to superstardom sees Tatum veering from perfect comic timing to poor delivery of gags that go clang. Loudly. When he is on form, though, he and Hill cook up a heady brew.
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