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Jumper

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Aimless David Rice (Hayden Christensen) has the ability to instantly transport himself to any place he can imagine. He uses that gift to globe-trot, living on money he steals by "jumping" into bank vaults. He's captured by the evil Roland Cox (Samuel L. Jackson), who knows how to keep David from jumping. David escapes and reunites with his high school crush, Millie (Rachel Bilson), then forms an alliance with fellow jumper Griffin (Jamie Bell) and prepares for mortal combat with Cox.
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Featuring uninvolving characters and loose narrative, Jumper is an erratic action pic with little coherence and lackluster special effects.

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Andrew Pulver Guardian 10/18/2008
An elegantly idiotic sci-fi thriller that initially feels as though it might have derived from Philip K Dick -- but lacks the master's lysergic idiosyncracy. Go to Full Review
Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper 02/19/2008
The disappointments and the inexplicable plot turns kept mounting until I finally surrendered and just admitted it: This was just a goodlooking clunker. Go to Full Review
Anthony Lane The New Yorker 02/19/2008
One day, I feel sure, the rich mantle of charisma will descend upon [Hayden Christensen], but Jumper is not that occasion. Go to Full Review
Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 09/21/2022
D
Not much seems to be at stake. Go to Full Review
James Croot The Post NZ 04/21/2022
1.5/5
I'm still not sure how writers of the calibre of David S. Goyer (Batman Begins), Jim Uhls (Fight Club) and Simon Kinberg (Mr and Mrs Smith) have made such a mess. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 11/28/2020
4/10
Frustration over how easily the end product could have been tweaked for the better threatens to negate any positives. Go to Full Review
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Lorelai S @IReviewStuff 1d The movie is okay and the concept is interesting. However, the main character is absolutely insufferable. He is also a pathological liar 😀 At the beginning, it’s easy to feel bad for him considering his unfortunate situation, but at some point you stop feeling bad for him and wish he would tell the truth for once, especially to the girl he is supposed to love. On a positive note, the British guy is a funny and entertaining character. I wish we saw more of him. The lore is interesting, but I feel like it’s not explained enough and there is too much focus on the romance. See more Aryaman S @AryamanS 3d Jumper taps into a familiar male fantasy: the idea of unrestricted freedom and the power of teleportation placed in the hands of a lone wolf protagonist navigating the world on his own terms. The film presents teleportation in a grounded way by also acknowledging the tangible effects such power would have on the real world around him, something that is rarely found in most science fiction films or comic book films about superpowered people ala Marvel and DC. Hayden Christensen’s performance is crucial in grounding this story. His presence carries the quiet confidence and restlessness that sell the premise for male viewers whilst providing an emotional core. Doug Liman's direction is expectedly thrilling, the visual effects are surprisingly good and David S. Goyer's screenplay tells a satisfying story within 88 minutes. The score by the lauded composer, John Powell is also noteworthy. See more Frans B @FransB Mar 4 Brilliant! Highly entertaining. In the "professional opinion" perhaps not technically "good", but who cares? Great cast and they all shine in character. Writing needs attention perhaps. Good cinematography and visually stunning. Lots of action, absurdness, drama, emotion, intrigue and nagging "what if ...?" feeling 😜 Does not have to make sense to be entertaining hey? See more Braden S @Braden066 Feb 25 Fun watch; I liked the VFX on this film (especially the fights and the Jumping) See more David C @Dave79 Jan 26 Fantastic and fun movie. Wish we got more of it. Good work by the actors too. See more tyrese f @RT55746842 Dec 9 i liked this movie. i actually hoped it would get some type of sequel but oh well See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Aimless David Rice (Hayden Christensen) has the ability to instantly transport himself to any place he can imagine. He uses that gift to globe-trot, living on money he steals by "jumping" into bank vaults. He's captured by the evil Roland Cox (Samuel L. Jackson), who knows how to keep David from jumping. David escapes and reunites with his high school crush, Millie (Rachel Bilson), then forms an alliance with fellow jumper Griffin (Jamie Bell) and prepares for mortal combat with Cox.
Director
Doug Liman
Producer
Arnon Milchan, Lucas Foster, Jay Sanders, Simon Kinberg
Screenwriter
David S. Goyer, Jim Uhls, Simon Kinberg
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Dune Entertainment, Hypnotic, Twentieth Century Fox, New Regency Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Action Violence|Brief Sexuality|Some Language)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 14, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$80.2M
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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