Full Movie Reviews
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2/4
"Jumper" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 01/29/2012
A teenager discovers he can teleport anywhere at will and sets himself up in a self-indulgent hedonistic lifestlye, little knowing that he and his kind are being hunted by a clan of zealots intent on their extermination. Jumper is a classic example of a Hollywood "blockbuster" that never got past the concept stage. No doubt cooked up in the wake of the success of the X Men movies and Heroes, the vacuous plot leaves virtually EVERYTHING unexplained and the hero and his love interest were clearly chosen for their ability to look good on the covers of movie mags rather than any semblance of ability. Jamie Bell keeps things from reaching the level of sheer tedium, but SLJ phoned in his "bad guy" persona and the whole thing felt like a TV show pilot that I'd walked in on half way through; …
Rating of
2/4
Well, Jamie Bell is Good
Franz Patrick - wrote on 08/11/2008
I thought the beginning was pretty fascinating–about how Hayden Christensen’s character discovered his power for the first time–but it went downhill pretty fast. The film lacks a good plot behind the interesting premise so it doesn’t hold up to anything. The latter two-thirds of the movie is basically about Samuel L. Jackson’s character hunting down Christensen without any sort of an explanation why. Jackson’s main quip is that no one should have the power to be everywhere at once. I can’t help but roll my eyes whenever that is said in the movie. If you’re going to have a villain who is both strong and smart, give him or her at least one driving force that justifies (at least in his or her mind, or even better ours as well) his actions. Jamie Bell is about the only great …
Rating of
1.5/4
Jumper didn't jump out at me!
CarrieMiller - wrote on 08/06/2008
It seems that nowadays Hollywood is content with putting out rushed action movies with some high profile actors to capture the summer blockbuster market and Jumper fits right into this category. The story of David, (a bland performance from Hayden Christensen) who discovers that he can "jump" between different places.
During an accident when David was 15, he makes his first jump and decides to run away from home as everyone presumes that he dead. He then robs a bank and begins a lifestyle of pleasure and indulgence.
Problems begin for David when he found by Roland (Samuel L. Jackson, sporting an interest hair color) and his troop of Jumper hunters. As the cat and mouse game begins, David discovers Griffin (a scene steeling Jamie Bell), a fellow jumper who is the only who can help him …
Rating of
2/4
This is Doug Liman's doing?
Movies - wrote on 06/05/2008
“Jumper” is about a kid named David Rice who could teleport or “jump” to whatever place he wants. In the beginning we see David at age 15, performing his first teleportation. We then flash forward eight years and see David (Hayden Christensen) living the life. He robs banks, has one night stands in Europe, and goes to basketball games all in a days time. He then runs into childhood sweetheart Millie (Rachel Bilson) who he hasn’t seen in eight years. However, he manages to convince her to go to Rome with him and bangs her even though they haven’t spent much time catching up. Wheres the Development?
We then see Samuel L. Jackson, who’s a Paladin (people who want to kill Jumpers because god should only have the power to be in two places at once). Throughout the film we see …
Rating of
2/4
Inept acting ruins everything
FZero - wrote on 02/16/2008
The completely inept acting abilities of Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson do a good job of ruining the movie and grinding every scene they're in to a halt. The love story is a total miscalculation, the two leads have absolutely no chemistry and it is painful to watch. The story itself proves to be interesting, especially the superhero discovering his powers, but a lot is held back in the hopes of a sequel. Most action scenes these days are made on the cheap with a cut every second or less to minimize the amount of choreography involved and shooting time. This movie is no exception, most of the time I had no idea what the hell was going on. With two capable leads the film would have worked a lot better since so much of it revolves around their relationship.
Rating of
1.5/4
A step backward for Doug Liman
newmans_own - wrote on 02/15/2008
All through the film, viewers are left with a, “yes, and…?” feeling. David’s only real ability is to teleport. Nothing else about him is remarkable; in most cases, he is even unable to make competent decisions. This likely explains the rushed nature of the film; at only 88 minutes, it only barely scratches the surface of its possibilities. The film’s blink-and-miss-it climax is the most criminal act. The final showdown doesn’t last much longer than two minutes. What we see is probably all the filmmakers could think of, and it certainly is disappointing, since David is adamant about not resorting to violence to save himself. One wonders whether he does this out of the goodness of his heart, or if it is completely unbelievable than Hayden Christensen could actually …
Rating of
3/4
Jumptastic!!!
BryanFury - wrote on 02/14/2008
It is amazingly cool to have a power such as jumping. We could be anywhere we want. We could go to any place in this world in the speed of thought, but then with great power lies an even greater consequence. The price for jumping is death, you see these so called jumpers are only prey to the hunters or rather paladins whose mission is to extinguish them from the face of the earth. It’s really a great concept, to have someone who can literally teleport and just be anywhere from the top of Mount Everest to the Sahara desert. It is also great to have the hunter’s whole identity not revealed and have that feel of mystery why they hunt for jumpers. I really felt that every jump was like an adrenalin rush. The fight scenes were indescribably good. Hayden Christensen delivered just an ok …
