Title - Jumper
Rating - PG-13
Actors - Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, Diane Lane
Directed By- Doug Liman
Recommendation? On DVD. . . Don't Bother
Length - 1 hour 28 minutes
The movie has a cool premise. A young guy can skip to literally wherever he wants, whenever he wants. He has a sweet New York City Penthouse, can eat lunch on top of a sphinx in Egypt, and enter exit any bank vault when he needs a little 'cash'.
A policeman of sorts, Samuel L. Jackson, is sent to hunt and track the 'Jumpers' of the world in order to restore order in the world.
The movie is pretty BORING. Hayden Christensen is a terrible actor. If it wasn't for the Star Wars franchise, he may never work again. He sucks. The movie is rated PG-13 because in one scene Samuel Jackson 'guts' a "Jumper" with a knife as he's strung up in a tree. You would think a movie staring Samuel L. Jackson would contain a string of 'F' bombs, but there aren't any.
The movie had promise. I like the idea. But, for whatever reason this cast and director could not pull it off.
I give it 2.5 stars out of five. Don't waste your time.
3 comments:
There's a great review of sorts over at the Onion's A.V. Club. I haven't seen Jumper, but I imagine the review is actually more entertaining.
Yes, a much more in depth review. I try and keep mine simple. And simply stated, the movie is stupid. This guy's review is pretty funny tho :).
Thanks. I just needed to hear it. Thanks for wading through the crap for the rest of us.
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