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As preposterous action movies go, Jumper is pleasantly unpretentious and breezily entertaining. A young man named David (Hayden Christensen) discovers he has the power to teleport (or "jump") anywhere he can visualize. After using this power to steal and make a comfortable life for himself, he pursues the girl he longed for in school (Rachel Bilson, The O. C.). But as he does so, another jumper (Jamie Bell, Billy Elliot) and a pack of fanatical jumper-hunters called paladins (led by a white-haired Samuel L. Jackson) crashes into David's freewheeling life. Jumper wastes no time trying to explain how jumping works or delving into the hows and whys of the paladins; this is an alluring fantasy of power directed at a pell-mell pace by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Go). There's a brief moment when it feels like the movie will bog down in romance and vague gestures towards character development--happily, that's the moment when Bell appears and the whole movie shifts into overdrive. You might wish that Bell and Christensen had swapped roles; Bell has a far more engaging personality, and Christensen's bland good looks might better suit a more aggressive character. Nonetheless, Jumper has oodles of dynamism and nifty visual effects to propel its comic-book storyline forward. A variety of recognizable actors in bit parts (such as Diane Lane and Kristen Stewart, Panic Room) suggest that the filmmakers are laying the groundwork for sequels. Based on a critically-acclaimed science-fiction novel by Steven Gould. --Bret Fetzer
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David is a Jumper who can teleport himself anywhere in the world, which creates a fun and exciting life. But things turn deadly when David finds himself pursued by a secret organization sworn to kill Jumpers. Forming an uneasy alliance with another Jumper
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111 of 122 people found the following review helpful
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I went to see Jumper with some of my family when it was released, and I have to say I enjoyed it very much. I've liked Hayden Christensen since I saw "Life as a House," and Samuel L. just rips up a villain role like nobody's business. The special effects were very well done and I was delighted to find that the main storyline they implied in the commercials is NOT what happened! Sure, the main character can teleport, but the rest.... The movie is billed as scifi/thriller type, but that's a bit misleading. This is more like the Highlander films, a fantasy element in the real world.
The movie was pretty fast paced with only a couple slower moments, and the character's self-exploration once he discovers the ability was almost as good as Peter Parker's in the first Spider-Man movie. Actually, in one way it was better. Peter uses his power to win a wrestling match and then jumps right into the hero role. Our similarly-aged jumper, however, jumps right into a bank vault, and a store, and...! *grin* He really is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability. He used his ability for theft, but also for taking his surfboard to Fiji for the best waves. I liked the movie enough that I quickly ordered the book. They are COMPLETELY different, but both good for different reasons. The movie added a opposing force for jumpers (i.e. a "villain") whereas in the book, David mostly battles his own inner demons (with a lot of introspection). Plus, the very cool character of Griffin was completely made-up for the film. His character adds great action while giving viewers another jumper to identify with besides David. Though the movie had closure, they left it wide open for a sequel that I really hope gets made.
I think some viewers were overly critical of this film. It's not going to win any oscars, but I was entertained and that's the most important criteria.
As to the DVD itself, I have to say, do NOT buy the 2-disc edition. The second disk contains only a digital copy. All the extras are on disc one, which the regular edition has! I really wish the product description had been more clear on this. I wouldn't have paid the additional $6 for a digital copy which you have to use a keycode to transfer. The code is located on a card in the case, but it clearly states to be careful not to lose it. Also, the outer sleeve has a holographic image of the cover art that is glued to the front of the sleeve. I don't see it lasting long. Finally, once again the studio includes ads in the case, but no insert with chapter index and extra features.
The extra features were pretty standard. There's commentary, making of, interviews with the authors/producer etc, book to film featurette, and some deleted scenes (all of which I felt were rightly cut from the film). The interviews were interesting sinc ethey touched on how the producer obviously changed the book, and how the author felt. Nothing spectacular here, but for a single disc edition these were perfectly fine - and far more than they offered with "the Bourne Ultimatium".
The movie was pretty fast paced with only a couple slower moments, and the character's self-exploration once he discovers the ability was almost as good as Peter Parker's in the first Spider-Man movie. Actually, in one way it was better. Peter uses his power to win a wrestling match and then jumps right into the hero role. Our similarly-aged jumper, however, jumps right into a bank vault, and a store, and...! *grin* He really is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability. He used his ability for theft, but also for taking his surfboard to Fiji for the best waves. I liked the movie enough that I quickly ordered the book. They are COMPLETELY different, but both good for different reasons. The movie added a opposing force for jumpers (i.e. a "villain") whereas in the book, David mostly battles his own inner demons (with a lot of introspection). Plus, the very cool character of Griffin was completely made-up for the film. His character adds great action while giving viewers another jumper to identify with besides David. Though the movie had closure, they left it wide open for a sequel that I really hope gets made.
I think some viewers were overly critical of this film. It's not going to win any oscars, but I was entertained and that's the most important criteria.
As to the DVD itself, I have to say, do NOT buy the 2-disc edition. The second disk contains only a digital copy. All the extras are on disc one, which the regular edition has! I really wish the product description had been more clear on this. I wouldn't have paid the additional $6 for a digital copy which you have to use a keycode to transfer. The code is located on a card in the case, but it clearly states to be careful not to lose it. Also, the outer sleeve has a holographic image of the cover art that is glued to the front of the sleeve. I don't see it lasting long. Finally, once again the studio includes ads in the case, but no insert with chapter index and extra features.
The extra features were pretty standard. There's commentary, making of, interviews with the authors/producer etc, book to film featurette, and some deleted scenes (all of which I felt were rightly cut from the film). The interviews were interesting sinc ethey touched on how the producer obviously changed the book, and how the author felt. Nothing spectacular here, but for a single disc edition these were perfectly fine - and far more than they offered with "the Bourne Ultimatium".
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
People seem to want Hayden to fail bc/they're not happy with the recent Star Wars movies, but that's not very fair to this movie. The movie, while not Oscar material, is an entertaining flick. The acting is not bad, despite the complaints of other reviewers.
I went to see this one with my girlfriend, and we both enjoyed it. I'm not even a sci-fi nut; I think Blade Runner is boring and pointless. So, I'm not predisposed to like every sci-fi flick that comes out.
The movie revolves around a misfit kid with an abusive father and absent mother who learns he can teleport. It seems that his life will become a dream as a result of his abilities, but he soon finds himself hunted by merciless killers who are set out to destroy all jumpers. The conflict with a buddy makes for interesting plot twists, and the love interest is played by a uniquely intriguing actress.
I did think that the very ending could have been slightly better, but I would certainly go see the sequel.
MUCH BETTER THAN PEOPLE ARE REVIEWING IT!!!
I went to see this one with my girlfriend, and we both enjoyed it. I'm not even a sci-fi nut; I think Blade Runner is boring and pointless. So, I'm not predisposed to like every sci-fi flick that comes out.
The movie revolves around a misfit kid with an abusive father and absent mother who learns he can teleport. It seems that his life will become a dream as a result of his abilities, but he soon finds himself hunted by merciless killers who are set out to destroy all jumpers. The conflict with a buddy makes for interesting plot twists, and the love interest is played by a uniquely intriguing actress.
I did think that the very ending could have been slightly better, but I would certainly go see the sequel.
MUCH BETTER THAN PEOPLE ARE REVIEWING IT!!!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
What if an average guy from Ann Arbor, Michigan discovers at age 15 that he has the ability to travel instantaneously to other locations? How would he handle that ability? Those questions are answered in "Jumper," directed by Doug Liman.
"Jumper" is based on an intriguing premise: a person has the ability to teleport himself at will to anywhere in the world, whether it be just a few feet away in his apartment or thousands of miles across the globe. Sounds like a quality belonging to a spandex-clad superhero more than an average Joe. After all, Superman essentially has that ability because of his super-speed, and Superman dates back to 1938.
David Rice (Hayden Christensen) realizes he has this "jumping" ability when he almost drowns. In a split second, he finds himself in the midst of bookshelves in the Ann Arbor Public Library along with enough water to destroy a third of the library's book collection.
With a cartoonishly mean father (Michael Rooker) and more than his share of teen angst, David decides to make for the big city, his teleportation talent the road to a whole new life. But this invisible zipping from space to place doesn't come easily, as David practices teleportation in Central Park, slamming into trees while learning to fine tune his ability.
The beginning of "Jumper" is very intriguing, and the film promises an enjoyable ride. But so much goes wrong along the way, the movie crumbles before our eyes. Let's take the character of David. Though he's not a traditional superhero, we've become conditioned to expect that a lad lucky enough to have unusual strengths will use them for good. What does David do? He breaks into bank vaults, steals huge sums of money, sets himself up in luxury apartments all over the world, picnics atop the Sphinx, surfboards in Fiji, hangs out, literally, from Big Ben in London, and picks up girls all over the world. He's not exactly bettering mankind or combating evil.
The element of conflict that drives the film comes in the character of Roland (Samuel L. Jackson), a Paladin. The Paladins are Jumper hunters. Why? Roland makes a brief comment that only God should have the right to be omnipresent. Huh? Is that it? Yep. For half the movie, David jumps from place to place to stay ahead of the Paladins, who want to capture him because of pseudo-religious self-righteousness.
Christensen is a likable actor and he succeeds in making us care about his David, even though the character is a shallow, pretty-boy hedonist. I suppose the good will he engendered as young Anakin Skywalker has spilled over to this less interesting character.
Jackson mails in this performance. His appearance with
snow-white hair is a lot of fun, though his character is humorless. We've seen the same from this actor before: intense close-ups, slow, threatening delivery of dialogue, and attitude a mile wide. His Paladin is a warrior, which allows for action and violence. But wouldn't it be interesting if Jackson played the role more low-key, using psychological terror rather than physical force?
The film shines when we're introduced to Griffin (Jamie Bell, "Billy Elliot"), a fellow Jumper David meets in Rome's Coliseum. Griffin serves as the expositional mouthpiece of the film, informing David (and the audience) that David isn't the only Jumper in the world and providing back story about the Paladins' ongoing persecution of Jumpers. Bell has enormous energy and a streetwise toughness that contrasts sharply with Cristensen's laid-back style. Whenever Bell is on screen, he commands it.
The dutiful love interest of sorts is provided by the lovely Anna-Sophia Robb as Millie, an adolescent crush from David's hometown, whom he looks up years later and invites to accompany him to Rome. What happened to "Want to have a cup of coffee?" As written, the role of Millie is meant to be serviceable eye candy, and Millie is swept up in the usual machinations of "things beyond her control," becoming more involved in the plot than she should be.
A trilogy of writers are responsible for the final screenplay of "Jumpers," which looks as if huge chunks are missing. Things move too swiftly, even for a movie about a guy who can scoot from city to city in a millisecond. Viewers are entitled to enough time to get to know the characters so that they care about what happens to them. A quick dissolve, for instance, shows David going from 15 to 20-something, still living in the same dumpy hotel he came to years before. Why is he still there when the cash he's stolen can surely allow him to afford better digs? And why are the teleportation scenes so inconsistent? Sometimes David whisks to another location with just a rush of air and a swooshing sound. Other times, there is serious damage to concrete and floor tiles.
The locations are interesting, but seem to be there more as scenic backdrops to the story than as integral parts of it. With the exception of the Rome sequence, those taking place in Cairo, Tokyo, Prague, and Mexico are intended to be impressive to audiences that have seen all these places many times over on screen. They no longer carry the same impact.
Rated PG-13, "Jumper" uses an interesting premise, but takes all the wrong turns as it unfolds its tale, offering a movie experience long on special effects, short on meaty story and gripping characters.
"Jumper" is based on an intriguing premise: a person has the ability to teleport himself at will to anywhere in the world, whether it be just a few feet away in his apartment or thousands of miles across the globe. Sounds like a quality belonging to a spandex-clad superhero more than an average Joe. After all, Superman essentially has that ability because of his super-speed, and Superman dates back to 1938.
David Rice (Hayden Christensen) realizes he has this "jumping" ability when he almost drowns. In a split second, he finds himself in the midst of bookshelves in the Ann Arbor Public Library along with enough water to destroy a third of the library's book collection.
With a cartoonishly mean father (Michael Rooker) and more than his share of teen angst, David decides to make for the big city, his teleportation talent the road to a whole new life. But this invisible zipping from space to place doesn't come easily, as David practices teleportation in Central Park, slamming into trees while learning to fine tune his ability.
The beginning of "Jumper" is very intriguing, and the film promises an enjoyable ride. But so much goes wrong along the way, the movie crumbles before our eyes. Let's take the character of David. Though he's not a traditional superhero, we've become conditioned to expect that a lad lucky enough to have unusual strengths will use them for good. What does David do? He breaks into bank vaults, steals huge sums of money, sets himself up in luxury apartments all over the world, picnics atop the Sphinx, surfboards in Fiji, hangs out, literally, from Big Ben in London, and picks up girls all over the world. He's not exactly bettering mankind or combating evil.
The element of conflict that drives the film comes in the character of Roland (Samuel L. Jackson), a Paladin. The Paladins are Jumper hunters. Why? Roland makes a brief comment that only God should have the right to be omnipresent. Huh? Is that it? Yep. For half the movie, David jumps from place to place to stay ahead of the Paladins, who want to capture him because of pseudo-religious self-righteousness.
Christensen is a likable actor and he succeeds in making us care about his David, even though the character is a shallow, pretty-boy hedonist. I suppose the good will he engendered as young Anakin Skywalker has spilled over to this less interesting character.
Jackson mails in this performance. His appearance with
snow-white hair is a lot of fun, though his character is humorless. We've seen the same from this actor before: intense close-ups, slow, threatening delivery of dialogue, and attitude a mile wide. His Paladin is a warrior, which allows for action and violence. But wouldn't it be interesting if Jackson played the role more low-key, using psychological terror rather than physical force?
The film shines when we're introduced to Griffin (Jamie Bell, "Billy Elliot"), a fellow Jumper David meets in Rome's Coliseum. Griffin serves as the expositional mouthpiece of the film, informing David (and the audience) that David isn't the only Jumper in the world and providing back story about the Paladins' ongoing persecution of Jumpers. Bell has enormous energy and a streetwise toughness that contrasts sharply with Cristensen's laid-back style. Whenever Bell is on screen, he commands it.
The dutiful love interest of sorts is provided by the lovely Anna-Sophia Robb as Millie, an adolescent crush from David's hometown, whom he looks up years later and invites to accompany him to Rome. What happened to "Want to have a cup of coffee?" As written, the role of Millie is meant to be serviceable eye candy, and Millie is swept up in the usual machinations of "things beyond her control," becoming more involved in the plot than she should be.
A trilogy of writers are responsible for the final screenplay of "Jumpers," which looks as if huge chunks are missing. Things move too swiftly, even for a movie about a guy who can scoot from city to city in a millisecond. Viewers are entitled to enough time to get to know the characters so that they care about what happens to them. A quick dissolve, for instance, shows David going from 15 to 20-something, still living in the same dumpy hotel he came to years before. Why is he still there when the cash he's stolen can surely allow him to afford better digs? And why are the teleportation scenes so inconsistent? Sometimes David whisks to another location with just a rush of air and a swooshing sound. Other times, there is serious damage to concrete and floor tiles.
The locations are interesting, but seem to be there more as scenic backdrops to the story than as integral parts of it. With the exception of the Rome sequence, those taking place in Cairo, Tokyo, Prague, and Mexico are intended to be impressive to audiences that have seen all these places many times over on screen. They no longer carry the same impact.
Rated PG-13, "Jumper" uses an interesting premise, but takes all the wrong turns as it unfolds its tale, offering a movie experience long on special effects, short on meaty story and gripping characters.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent Value!!
This movie was like the Matrix for me, I watched it many times of the years. Blue ray does it justice. To bad we can all be jumpers!
Published 1 month ago by Kenneth R. Laws
Poor movie
The idea of this movie is interesting but the story was bored you can easily expect what is going to happen next. I wish some other director films this with different story.
Published 1 month ago by Tats
Hoppy to meet you
David is a normal enough high school boy, trying to impress his girl despite the usual kinds of bullies. Read more
Published 2 months ago by wiredweird
Makes me actually want to watch a chic flick
Absolutely horrible movie. Terrible acting. The so-called "good guy" is not really a likable person - someone who steals from others, while living a good life by eating breakfast... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Karthik Natarajan
Who are the real good guys and bad guys?
I thought this movie was weak because it had no real moral center. It pits jumpers, who are people who can teleport, but never seem to do anything positive for society, against... Read more
Published 5 months ago by John H. Mitnick
Buy it.
My favorite movie in the world. It sparks just the best area of my brain! I really wish I could do what he could do!
Published 5 months ago by Brad Brockmeyer
So-so
The concept is intriguing: A boy is able teleport anywhere in the world in just a second. However, the film is predictable and the action is quite boring. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Angela S.
Family movie night
Purchased the rental HD for family movie night. Great alternative if you find you never make it back to Redbox the very next day.
Published 6 months ago by suqiit
Great show, great idea, I wish they would do the sequel
The movie is well done, the story very well thought out and the action and special effects are awsome and in support of the story without becoming the story itself. Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. Mueller
Teen flick
I enjoyed this movie. Jumping around the globe gives an interesting action-vibe, especially when the two jumpers jump into dire and unusual circumstances. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Peter Tsang
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