Jumper

Review: Jumper

A contender for the worst movie of 2008

There are a few moments that do catch the eye, the jumping effect in particular is very well executed. After jumping, a hazy sort of wormhole remains present for a short period of time, and it does look impressive. Rumours circulating the internet indicate that these wormholes could be used to jump not only from place to place, but from time to time in forthcoming sequels.

Jumper

The occasional mildly entertaining action sequences however don't do enough to save this movie. At only 90 minutes in length, it is one of the longest 90 minutes I've ever spent at the cinema and is already a contender for my worst movie of 2008.

Going back to the nonsensical plot, did I happen to mention that Rice's mother also happens to be a Paladin who rather than kill him straight away, decides to give him a helpful head start? Madness.

In closing, Jumper is a film I couldn't recommend going to see at the cinema. Mind you, it probably isn't worth seeing on DVD either. Jump right past this one, it's best left avoided.

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1 Star - Terrible

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I am a Si-Fi film fan but I agreed that there are some ‘bad’ si-fi movies.

However, you got to understand that the theme is si-fi and not about a real life documenatary.
Trying to apply a sense of reasoning and logic is just not meaningful.

Otherwise, the whole idea of having an ability to teleport yourself to different physical places will stop you to see the film in the first place.

My 2 cents.

Couldn't agree more.

Hayden Christensen makes Keanu Reeves look enigmatic, such is his one-dimensional approach to acting.

An exercise in how to absolutely destroy an interesting premise. The stunning special effects aren't enough to gloss over the egregiously wooden acting allied to a poor script.

I hope it bombs at the box office, ensuring that we're not subjected to sequels.

I enjoyed it to an extent. Even though the way the film played out had many moments of question i enjoyed the overall plot and basis; The idea of jumping caught my eye and carried my excitement through the film.

The film's bad points far outweigh the good ones and thus i would not pay to see this film. I would like to see a sequel and i doubt profits will crash.

Have to say, the premise of the film was what I was interested in, but I've heard fairly bad reviews from friends across the board. I've now totally lost interest in going to see it.

I remember a time when Samuel L Jackson used to appear in decent movies.

We'll be taking a look at the game in mid-March, should be interesting.