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DawdlingPoetNov 28, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I thought this was fairly entertaining fare and I liked the special effects, they were about what you would expect in this modern age, so that didn't let me down, however I felt that the story did. I liked the character of Millie but the main character of David, ie the main character the movie is all about, well, it just seemed flawed to me. I didn't feel as if I had any particular interest in this person, somehow. When he stole from the bank, as much as I suppose a part of me would think it would be cool to be able to do such a thing, I can't say I felt that I was hoping he wouldn't be caught or that I was overly excited for his situation. I think he seemed a bit too cocky perhaps but there was definitely something missing which made the movie just not work as well as I think it could have.

The special effects were good but I also feel that more of it could have been used and overall I was left feeling that it had better potential. The story itself seemed like one that had been done quite a number of times before and it just didn't really (get the joke) jump out at me. One tell tale sign is that this morning, after having watched it the night before, I couldn't remember exactly how it ended and I'd forgotten a fair bit about it which just proves that at least for me, it was quite unmemorable. I have to say though, the concept behind it is one that I liked, I always had a big imagination as a child and I like the thought of being able to teleport and go from one part of the world to another straight away, I think that perhaps if they changed the main character and if the story was just a bit more detailed or 'meatier' which is the word that comes to mind, if you know what I mean!, then it could have been alot better. I'm aware that this movie is based on a set of comic books and that in that respect, the story presumably had to stay true to the original comics, so it didn't have too much scope for change and I haven't read the original comics, I can only judge the movie on the movie alone.

On the more positive side, I thought that Samuel L Jackson was a good choice of actor for playing the villain Roland, as formulaic as that was he does have a bit of an 'other worldly' type look about him, especially with his dyed white hair and I also liked some of the shots of Italy and of course of the Colosseum. There are some nice camera angles and lighting used and it would have looked good on the big screen I can imagine. Also I liked seeing Jamie Bell (who played the lead role in Billy Elliot) in this, he portrayed his character of Griffin quite well, I thought given the type of character he was (as this fast and energetic guy), he looked the part.… Expand

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JorchkingJan 2, 2019

Jumper para nada es una película de 3 puntos como dice la prensa ignorante de siempre. Si bien no tiene grandes actores ni grandes pretenciones, es una película que logra su objetivo: entretener. Eso es lo que nos llevará a verla hasta elJumper para nada es una película de 3 puntos como dice la prensa ignorante de siempre. Si bien no tiene grandes actores ni grandes pretenciones, es una película que logra su objetivo: entretener. Eso es lo que nos llevará a verla hasta el final. No tiene nada memorable pero es una película interesante y que, además de lograr entretener, logra tener unos muy buenos efectos.
Calificación: 5. Recomendado cuando no hay nada que ver.… Expand

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6

ThegodfathersonMay 22, 2013

Jumper is a average night out movie. Teleporting skills, chicks and a sissy character who plays the lead. There cannot be worse movies out their like Jumper which is a fast entertainer that is at least- understandable and enjoyable. I got myJumper is a average night out movie. Teleporting skills, chicks and a sissy character who plays the lead. There cannot be worse movies out their like Jumper which is a fast entertainer that is at least- understandable and enjoyable. I got my copy on Bluray, it looked cool from the cover so, I bought it for 4.99 and watched it. I was surprised why critics didn't pan The Sixth Sense because its a hell of a confusing film. Jumper, on the other hand was a exciting thriller and I did like it.… Expand

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Cinemassacre94Mar 20, 2016

One of the reasons superhero comics so often get held in contempt is because the shallowest (and commonest) ones are wish-fulfillment fantasies for adolescent boys, and adolescent boys tend to be pretty unnuanced, id-driven critters. ForOne of the reasons superhero comics so often get held in contempt is because the shallowest (and commonest) ones are wish-fulfillment fantasies for adolescent boys, and adolescent boys tend to be pretty unnuanced, id-driven critters. For instance, they should be pretty pleased with Jumper, a naked power fantasy in which an ordinary kid abruptly gains a super-ability, quickly followed by wealth, ultimate freedom, no-strings sex, and the panting admiration of his hot dream-girl. What did he do to earn any of this? He was so very, very special and different from everybody else that he gets to do whatever he wants, and still get framed as the film's shining hero.

First seen standing atop the Sphinx in Egypt and boasting to the audience about how he used to be "a normal person, a chump, just like you," Hayden Christensen plays a mildly dorky kid who discovers he can teleport. So he runs away from home and starts robbing banks. Eight years later, he's a smug **** living in a swank high-rise full of stolen cash and shiny toys, and he's using his power for trivial things like approaching a random bar hottie a little faster, or getting the TV remote without having to lean forward. But then Samuel L. Jackson appears and opens up a case of Mace Windu-style whoop-ass on him. Shortly thereafter, Christensen learns that there are other teleporters—or at least one, played with rakish charm by Chumscrubber star Jamie Bell—and that they're being hunted by fanatics called paladins. Why? The paladins' supposed philosophical underpinnings come out in one tossed-off line about how only God should be everywhere at once, but basically, they're around as an excuse for a lot of big, explosive fight scenes, which director Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) seems to have imported directly from an X-Men movie.

Those scenes are easily the best part of Jumper: They're unlimited by logic or physics, which makes them dynamic and unpredictable, and Liman brings them off well, with a lot of literal flash and bang. But no exciting action can cover the film's profound shallowness and repulsive attitude toward everyone but Christensen. It isn't bad enough that he's a swaggering bastard who uses his powers exclusively to break laws and get whatever he wants—one scene even pointedly shows him ignoring a situation where he could save otherwise unsaveable lives. Another has him using a moving car as a weapon by jumping it to Chechnya, then leaving the startled driver to be crushed by a tank. And a good chunk of the film is devoted to him easily impressing his high-school crush object Rachel Bilson, who's less a character than a bright-eyed mirror for his awesomeness. Come to think of it, maybe adolescent boys won't like Jumper after all; its irritating protagonist is more school bully than underdog hero.… Expand

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RobwinzMay 22, 2020

Hayden Christensen and Samuel L. Jackson are really good in this movie, it's just the movie's got quite a stupid plot.

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ChristieC.Feb 20, 2008

I couldn't sympathize with any of the characters. The protagonist was a horrible person. How am I supposed to care what happens to him? There were so many other things wrong with this, but I don't even know where to start. It was I couldn't sympathize with any of the characters. The protagonist was a horrible person. How am I supposed to care what happens to him? There were so many other things wrong with this, but I don't even know where to start. It was just awful. I left feeling terrible and not the slightest bit entertained, other than simply commenting that the effects were cool.… Expand