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Jumper (2008)

February. 13,2008
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6.1
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PG-13
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David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers others like himself, David is thrust into a dangerous and bloodthirsty war while being hunted by a sinister and determined group of zealots who have sworn to destroy all Jumpers. Now, David’s extraordinary gift may be his only hope for survival!

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Stellead
2008/02/13

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

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Murphy Howard
2008/02/14

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

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Allison Davies
2008/02/15

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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Philippa
2008/02/16

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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George Taylor
2008/02/17

Silly movie about a guy who can teleport virtually anymore and the shady guy who hunts him down because he thinks only God should have this power. This could have been an excellent movie, but it's done so stupidly as to be annoying.

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steben
2008/02/18

A run-of-the-mill sci-fi movie about a supernatural teenager being hunted by a fanatical shadowy organization. Sadly, that sentence sounds even more interesting than the movie actually is. It is clogged with clichés like lost love, lost parents, kid hanging around, weak kid growing strong, strong kid being suddenly confused and in pain etc. ad nauseam. Main protagonist has no charisma, perhaps unsurprisingly, because he's played by Christensen. His love interest has no charisma. His allies are bland. His enemies have no personality and no redeeming qualities. The story has no drive, the twists are predictable, the action doesn't compensate for the sluggish tempo, the writing is boring and humourless.This is a very poor movie, positively less entertaining than any of the the Divergents and Labyrinths. It certainly has both worse acting and worse action.

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Sam smith (sam_smithreview)
2008/02/19

The Story of a lonely and abused child who gains an extreme power from an accident, learn how to teleport any where he can think of.This power gave him freedom from that world that left him clueless about what is right and what is wrong. The end seemed more like a beginning to me that he was able finally to come to grips with his purpose.I think they picked the right people for the parts, it was certainly believable to me and seemed more like a preview of what is yet to come, perhaps if there is a sequel to come, more of the why's will shine through and will give a clearer definition, but this movie as is, certainly was not what many would expect but it did make a point of what happens when you just go out there and live without a care.Overall, Clever creative use of the teleportation powers. Good actions scenes and visual effects. The romance is a simplistic one between characters who aren't quite mature, but the story doesn't pretend that its characters are anything but immature, so that's fine. Story wastes no time with exposition at all, doesn't bother explaining everything in detail and instead prefers to thrust you right into the action at all times. I actually liked this minimalistic story telling style. Yes, it doesn't even bother detailing where the "jumping" power even comes from or explaining much back story behind the villains; but the main character doesn't even know these things - he's just blindly thrust into it all, like we are - so it's fine if we, the audience, doesn't get a clear explanation either.

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lewiskendell
2008/02/20

If only the substance of Jumper was as amazing as its style. The action scenes and special effects are simply incredible, but the story is not so marvelous. And every time I heard someone say "ONLY GOD SHOULD HAVE THIS POWER", it almost gave me the giggles. Soooo over the top. The acting is...well, it's OK. I don't think Hayden Christensen is ever going to be on anyone's Oscar shortlist, but this kind of role actually suits him fairly well. Rachel Bilson doesn't really have to do anything but look pretty and ask lots of annoying questions, so there's not much that I can say about her role. Sam Jackson was pretty cool as an ass kicking Paladin, but his role was pretty one-dimensional as well.Anyway, Jumper is still a very fun movie. The world of the Jumpers and the Paladins has enormous potential, maybe next time the acting and story will measure up to the visual effects.

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