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A comedy version of the TV undercover drama “21 Jump Street” is sneaking up on critics and earning strong reviews in its opening weekend.<\/p>\n

Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill play police officers who pretend to be high school students to break up a drug ring. AP Movie Writer David Germain gave the movie two and a half stars out of four, saying: “The TV show that made Johnny Depp a star is little more than a jumping-off point for the big-screen `21 Jump Street,’ a rowdy, raunchy update that aims for laughs over action and delivers them intermittently.”<\/p>\n

In limited release, “Jeff, Who Lives at Home” also has impressed critics. The latest from the writing-directing Duplass brothers stars Jason Segel as a slacker who turns a routine errand into an all-day adventure. AP Movie Critic Christy Lemire gave it three stars out of four, calling it “a sweet, slight tale told with simple intimacy and a deadpan tone to its absurd humor.”<\/p>\n

Then there’s the Spanish-language comedy “Casa de mi Padre,” starring Will Ferrell as a dimwitted ranchero. Lemire gave it two stars out of four, saying: “The affection for B-movies and telenovelas is clear … but the premise, which would have been just fine as a sketch, feels as if it’s been stretched awfully thin to fill an entire feature.”<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at how these movies and others fared on the top review websites as of Friday afternoon. Each score is the percentage of positive reviews for the film:<\/p>\n

— “The Kid With a Bike”: Metacritic, 86; Movie Review Intelligence, 92; Rotten Tomatoes, 94. Average: 91.<\/p>\n

— “21 Jump Street”: Metacritic, 69; Movie Review Intelligence, 74.1; Rotten Tomatoes, 87. Average: 76.7.<\/p>\n

— “Natural Selection”: Metacritic, 58; Movie Review Intelligence, 71.1; Rotten Tomatoes, 85. Average: 71.4.<\/p>\n

— “Jeff, Who Lives at Home”: Metacritic, 60; Movie Review Intelligence, 71.8; Rotten Tomatoes, 76. Average: 69.3.<\/p>\n

— “Casa de mi Padre”: Metacritic, 53; Movie Review Intelligence, 54.6; Rotten Tomatoes, 46. Average: 51.2.