while big stars played in this film it was intolerable and fast pace, it was so confusing the main characters, I also believed to hyped I was so disappointed, it seemed like left over star wars movie actors, I was also unable to sit through more then 30 minutes of this film I deffinatly do not like Rachel Bilson's acting she sucked and her voice was more then annoying the lines was not delivered clearly. I give it a huge thumbs down. Was very dispappointed in this film.
Good thing i rented this movie because it is not a gooden!! Plot was a little weak and i felt that it needed a bit more to it. The story line went so quickly that i just blinked one minute and the next the movie was over. From the trailers and previews it makes it look a lot better than it actually is but i have had a few expierences with movies like that. If the story had more to it and it was a bit more comlex then it would be really good but they just left it "un-finished"
this feels more like a pilot for a TV series. which would be brilliant if it happened but I think that even if a sequel was made it would be acceptable and not have that "wow" factor I want from an action movie
It was mildly entertaining, but only thanks to the insane special effects [too bad I had to watch it on a 2.5" screen]. The story wasn't that great. The movie fails at expressing real human emotion, in my opinion. Lastly, the movie is full of logical flaws and was unconvincing in portraying the movie as a possible reality.
Jumper offers some good effects, but take them away and what you're left with is an average film with no real plot and a conclusion that seems very rushed. Hayden Christensen is ok in the leading role though can come across as unlikeable at times while Samuel L Jackson doesn't get enough screen time. The only person who makes an impression is Jamie Bell who injects some life into his character. If you want some brainless entertainment then this is ok, though it's pretty forgettable.
at the very least I would recommend parents watch it first and skip over a certain scene when it comes to it (you will know it when it shows up ) as it would be very difficult for anybody to see really. Other than that it was a pretty good movie. Could have developed the story line a bit more is all.
this movie was pissed me off alot but it was pretty entertaining. its a great idea but a shit story with shit characters except 4 the dude with the red hair. I think if the movie was about him it wudda been awesome. Better when u watch it high
Crappy direction and the fight scenes are laughably fake (COME ON, they could have been more creative!). Hayden Christiensen still failed to amuse me (don't worry Hayden, your time will come) with his performance. And RACHEL BILSON is horrible as always (you ought to stay in OC).
This seems like it would be some boring action thing but (it's a funny story cos Milly was saying this to me last month) Vicki was showing me a Jamie Bell interview where it showed us a clip & it looked soo cool!
The concept's good, but without any backstory it's difficult to figure out why these things are happening. The action scenes are OK, but I could only take so much jumpin' before it became predictable.
A simple, fun, "what if" type movie that relies on one special effect. However, it's performed decently. A bit more character development would have good too.
It was OK, but there was no resolution at all at the end, and I don't care if there's a sequel, as the ending suggests. The premise was interesting, but this could have been much, much better.
Jumping, initially a more intriguing form of teleporting, affords less for its user since the jumper is limited to moving through space. Knocking time travel out of the picture might make it slightly more credible but the story itself doesn't amount to much more than a clumsy chase thriller between Jumpers and their hunters, Paladins. Jackson's character, though convincing in his conviction as a vigilant Paladin, doesn't make much sense in his rationale behind his indiscriminate hatred of Jumpers. That the Paladins have no higher authority to answer to even though their mission involves killing people... I couldn't get past this glaring plot hole and so the rest of the movie stumbled by in an irreparable blur. Bilson's whining for the better part of the movie also did not help matters.
Doug Liman's 'Jumper' had a promising concept that could have been an intelligent and exciting action flick. A genetic mutation allows David Rice (Hayden Christensen) to teleport himself anywhere. Consequently, David is living the "high-life," a nice house and loads of money. This is changed when he meets his old crush Millie (Rachel Bilson) and takes her to Rome. In Rome, he meets Griffin (Jamie Bell) and discovers that this mutations has been around for centuries and anyone who has it is known as a "Jumper." Soon enough, he as at war with "Paladins" a group of people who have sworn to rid the world of "Jumpers." Leading this group is Roland (Samuel L. Jackson) and what follows is a battle between David and Roland with Millie getting caught up in the middle of it.
Sound predictable? Well, full marks for you. Instead of an interesting idea becoming a great movie, we get a shallow, short and dumb little movie with barely anything to offer apart from flashy effects and action. The acting is pitiful from almost everyone (I stand by the fact that Hayden Christensen cannot act). Samuel L. Jackson was good, but incredibly corny and his hairdo was shocking! Michael Rooker and Diane Lane deserve better than this, as they try to deal with a terrible script. None of the characters were likable, either and as previously mentioned, the script was awful (with such outstanding lines as "Only God should have this power") and the ending was so abrupt that it was ridiculous. And one thing that really bugged me to point of just wanting to storm out of the cinema was when David jumps he busts up the walls or floors and generates a lot of dust or water damage (sometimes he doesn't). But, either way, nobody pays any attention. It's frightening really. David can pop into a multitude of people anywhere in the world - the streets of Tokyo or a London pub - and except for this one kid at the Detroit airport, not one head turns. And if it doesn't matter to them, why should it to us? Also, as mentioned earlier, the story could have become unique and thought-provoking film. Unfortunately, this idea is not explored with any depth, most of the sub-plots are mentioned briefly then forgotten about for the rest of the movie's pitiful running time of 80 minutes. If the lazy screenwriters had bothered to expand the history of Jumpers and go in more depth about how they originated and how the war between them and Paladins started "Jumper" could have had some intrigue. Maybe if they developed the characters a little more so we could actually care about them, possible emotional connections could be made. Sadly, this tale is wasted due to complete shallowness and completely unlike-able characters. Admittedly, the action scenes were well shot and the special effects were very good. But action does not make a movie and cannot cover the fact that everything else is just shoddy.
So, how can I sum up Liman's "Jumper:" with no one to root for and no adequate story development, "Jumper" is a lost cause.
Despite the negative reviews, I liked this movie and Hayden Christensen performance was one of the best things about the movie. Great visual effects and it was an entertaining movie.
good for this kind of action film, jumper won't let you down if all you expect is fast pace and over-the-top entertainment. it's promising hype and it surely delivers.
Hayden is gorg in this film !!!! - great film - love the idea of it - wouldn't it be nice if we could go from one place to another in a second - save the enviroment and less people would get killed - someone invent this - hehehehehe.
Samuel L Jackson as the 'bad guy'? This film is worth seeing just to see that lol. I'm not a big Hayden Christensen fan, but I love this film. Recommend it to anyone
Following up his blockbuster action hit Mr. and Mrs. Smith, director Doug Liman turns to an entirely new genre -- sci-fi -- for this tale of an underground world of teleporters. Based on the novel by Steven Gould, Jumper concerns David (Hayden Christensen), a young man who quite literally wills himself away from his grim family life by teleporting to another place with the power of his mind. Years later, David is using his powers to raid bank vaults, seduce girls in London, lunch on the pyramids, and surf in Fiji. But he soon discovers that he is not the only one bestowed with this unique gift, and all is not well in the world of jumpers. There are people out there, such as Roland (Samuel L. Jackson), who view jumpers as a threat to all humankind, and have made it their mission in life to eliminate them. After jumping back to Michigan to get reacquainted with his long lost love, Millie (Rachel Bilson), David makes the acquaintance of experienced jumper Griffin (Jamie Bell). Informed by Griffin of a secret between jumpers and a shadowy group that seeks to destroy them, the pair soon finds themselves facing off against a legion of murderous opponents who won't stop fighting until every last jumper has been eliminated.
Review Okay, so I might get slated for calling a film about teleportation implausible, but here goes. Jumper is a film about David Rice who, while trying to impress his high-school crush Millie, falls through ice into a river and, in panic, manages to transport himself in the blink of an eye to the local library. Thinking that he can use this talent to live large, he deserts his father, his friends and everyone else in search of the high life. Basically meaning robbing banks and having lunch on top of the Sphynx.
8 years later and he decides to go after his crush Millie, who after a tiny amount of persuasion agrees to travel with him to Rome, just because. Wait a second... my plausibility-sense is tingling. Without any question of his history, she agrees to travel the world with someone everyone thought was dead.
Just at the right moment, Samuel L Jackson appears wearing a white wig and bearing the spine-tingling name Roland. Right. To be fair, Jackson is the only actor in the movie who shines - Hayden Christensen plays his character more wooden than... a plank of wood, and Rachel Bilson playing Millie is distinctly unabashed when she not only finds her dead friend on her doorstep but when she finds out he can teleport across the globe.
So, more fights, the Sphynx, brief historical backplot about 'Jumpers' and 'Paladins' supplied by a very energetic Jamie Bell who carries the movie into more of a frenzy, which is a good thing, because there is never any real sense of danger at all. Jamie Bell speaking very fast in a Northern accent definitely adds to the excitement, but again we only get more questions and less answers.
Jumper finishes very open-ended and many will feel cheated by the time the credits come up. It all seems like you've been spending 86 minutes gearing up for a final showdown... then the names roll.
However, on an entertainment level it doesn't disappoint. The teleportation idea works very well for some fight scenes - look out for the Colosseum one in particular - but they don't last long and they are few and far between.
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