THE LMFAO CONNECTION

Listening to LMFAOs Party Rock Anthem (a great workout song) a while back, I had no idea that the song was a part of something bigger. I mean, the hilarious uncle-nephew duo dancing like crazy on an obnoxious tune, in which they declare “Sorry for party rocking!” What the hell was it anyway? It turns out, a giant hit from a ‘hit movie’. I think people tend to forget the song’s connection to the movie 21 Jump Street (a screen adaptation of a 80s sitcom by the same name). I discovered that connection recently. So, I decided to watch the flick that I had long discarded as another stupid ‘guy’ comedy. But now, I have one word to say – “HILARIOUS”!

Starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill as two miserably ‘underachiever’ cops – the flick is a thundering laugh riot from the very beginning. I love Hill’s performance here. He is really good at the effortless, spur-of-the-moment kind of comedy. What is refreshing is to see Tatum match up to him. Due to their absolute failure at arresting anyone, and in general cop duty as well, they are transferred to the sleepy town of 21 Jump St. They go undercover as high school students to infiltrate a gang of suppliers, dealing in some new potentially dangerous drug called H.F.S., which has already caused a death of one student. What ensues is a trip down memory lane for the two best buddies. Tatum, who is effortlessly good looking, gets sidelined for his ‘cool-dude’ act (and the fact that the students constantly ask him why he looks so ‘old’!). While Hill who wasn’t popular in ‘his’ high school days, becomes one of the gang (despite his awkwardness). It’s a role reversal in this ‘unconventional school’, where the cool kids also dream of attending  good colleges. You see Tatum hanging after school (‘undercover’) with all the uncool chemistry lab geeks, in a completely unknown territory. That was weird and funny!

I don’t think I care for the critics who panned it for poor Hollywood High School drama. And I don’t think you should either. There are a lot of jokes that reflect ‘guy comedy’ flick. But it is still by far the best comedy of last year, even with all the cliques. Watch it for Hill and Tatum’s knockout chemistry and funny anecdotes.