Boy lives idyllic life of leisure and travel until he discovers that people are chasing him, and that he is caught up in a war between people who can teleport, and those who hunt them. The plot goes much like this Boy discovers he has the power to teleport himself. I persuaded a friend to come with me based on the special effects in the trailer. Jackson always lends credibility and I was interested to see Hayden Christensen for the first time since Star Wars ( I haven't seen "Awake" yet). I'm a big science fiction fan, and was very intrigued by the idea for "Jumper". If the film had a more detailed, more fleshed out, more self contained story, Jumper would have been a classic. It might sound like Im being too harsh on the film but its hard not to be when the movies concept is so great and the end product is as underdeveloped as this. The action sequences are fun, fast and frequent, the visual effects are cool and there's never a dull moment due to the films super fast pace. However, while the film is pretty shallow there are some glimmers of goodness. Only Jamie Bell gives it some effort- his cynical Irish jumper would have made a much better lead character than Anakin. While Hayden Christensen is as bland as usual, the cast (including the usually electrifying Sam Jackson) just sleep walk their way through the superficial script. Another problem that ties in with the films lack of depth, are the actors. The whole thing is made to kick start a franchise of films where the story would be explained in more detail, but come on man, when you pay to see a film, you expect to see a clearly defined beginning, a middle and a satisfying end- something that Jumper isn't too concerned with. Instead of taking time to develop anything in the movie, Jumper just whizzes by at an incredible speed, setting up characters, ideas and plot points without expanding or resolving or developing them. Why? The blame rest squarely on the films instance on being the start of a series. The films theme of individuals who can vanish and reappear anywhere they choose is a great idea but its execution is a little weak in Jumper. What would happen if you could teleport ANYWHERE in the world in the blink of an eye? Thats the question explored in Jumper, a film thats as fast and action packed as it is hollow and underdeveloped.
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