Jumper

Name: Jumper
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: February 14, 2008
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 35
Cast: Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Samuel L. Jackson

2008

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: February 14, 2008 | PG-13

Starring: Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Samuel L. Jackson

Summary: The science fiction thriller leaps into a new realm with Jumper, which begins the epic adventures of a man who discovers that he possesses the exhilarating ability to instantly teleport anywhere in the world he can imagine. From New York to Tokyo and from the ruins of Rome to the heart of the Saharan desert, anywhere is possible for DavidThe science fiction thriller leaps into a new realm with Jumper, which begins the epic adventures of a man who discovers that he possesses the exhilarating ability to instantly teleport anywhere in the world he can imagine. From New York to Tokyo and from the ruins of Rome to the heart of the Saharan desert, anywhere is possible for David Rice. That is until he begins to see that his freedom is not total and that he's not alone. Instead, he is part of an ongoing, global war that threatens the very survival of his rare and extraordinary kind. (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Director: Doug Liman

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 88 min

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Shawn Levy

It may be mindless and sexless and humorless, but Jumper jumps. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Liman, for all his craft, doesn't have enough FUN with the premise. Read full review

Wesley Morris

But what can you do with Hayden Christensen? He's as close as we have to an android actor. It's all a chore for him. He never looks sufficiently scared, impressed, or surprised by any of this. Read full review

Scott Foundas

It's a feature-length teaser for a never-to-be sci-fi franchise. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Jumper, the film, goes everywhere and nowhere. Read full review

Anthony Lane

The result is more or less a remake of the great scene in “Sherlock Jr.,” where a dozing Buster Keaton dreams himself through a shuffled sequence of backgrounds. Jumper is ten times as brutal, maybe a thousand times more costly, and eighty-four years late, but it’s a start. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Jumper, based on the novel by Steven Gould, re-defines -- downward -- the notion of dreadful. It does so by dispensing with everything a movie needs for a shot at being merely awful. Dramatic development? None. Entertaining dialogue? Ditto. Internal logic? Puhleez. Intriguing characters? No characters, thus no intrigue. Interesting performances? Essentially none, though with an asterisk. Read full review

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Nazgulero

May 19, 2011

I think the movie was quite enjoyable. What I sometimes do not understand are the casting choices. There was a chick he picked up in a bar in London, she should have played the main female character. A hundred times more attractive and hot than that small ugly chick they finally selected.I think the movie was quite enjoyable. What I sometimes do not understand are the casting choices. There was a chick he picked up in a bar in London, she should have played the main female character. A hundred times more attractive and hot than that small ugly chick they finally selected. Special effects were great, I did not feel the need to zap away or take a nap once, and that says a lot !… Expand

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DamonC.

Feb 11, 2008

The scenery's are stunningly looked at, and the action is way intense. A fast-paced heavily entertaining film.

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Aerostat

Apr 6, 2017

Jumper is an enjoyable popcorn action/sci-fi by the numbers but what it delivers, it does with aplomb. I had hoped for a sequel by now but I guess it bombed thanks to the lousy and poorly justified critic review average.

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Jorchking

Jan 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 el final. No tiene nada memorable pero es una películaJumper 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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PaulK.

Feb 14, 2008

I don't expect movie adaptations to be super strict, but the screenwriters completely bastardized theoriginal book. A shame really, because the writers could have done a great job fusing a "Bourne" type style into the plot, especially since the book's end plot revolved around davy I don't expect movie adaptations to be super strict, but the screenwriters completely bastardized theoriginal book. A shame really, because the writers could have done a great job fusing a "Bourne" type style into the plot, especially since the book's end plot revolved around davy hunting down the terrorist, who killed his mother. Instead, we get new characters (Bell/Jackson) who aren't compelling because we're given absolutely no character development and old characters with completely different backgrounds (Lane). And what about this ongoing war between jumpers and Jackson and his crew? Completely undeveloped, and absurd. What were the writers thinking? What does Steven Gould think about this adaptation?! I found it a major disappointment to say the least. If you're a fan of Sci Fi and/or fantasy and are on the fence with this one, skip it or wait for video. Better yet, read the books which are infinitely superior.… Expand

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Jalumbi

Apr 27, 2015

''Jumper'' sets a very interesting premise and gives interest to public with its somewhat original story, but all this is spoiled by its extremely tiny script and cheesy acting by all of its cast (unfortunately, Samuel L. Jackson too).

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IanC

Feb 15, 2008

Awful awful awful awful. I WAS completely awestruck by Jumper, at how on earth this kind of junk gets made any more. The special-effects-only era is over, isn't it? We're in the dawn of a new era of a return to plot, character development, story as a basic requirement, aren't Awful awful awful awful. I WAS completely awestruck by Jumper, at how on earth this kind of junk gets made any more. The special-effects-only era is over, isn't it? We're in the dawn of a new era of a return to plot, character development, story as a basic requirement, aren't we? Hayden C has got to be one of the least charismatic actors around, he doesn't even LOOK the part. it's like he can't be bothered to even try acting half the time. This crud isn't worth the substance you excrete to coat your eyeballs so they don't dry out as you stare at this unbelievable heap of dreadfulness. As for the comments Oscars, irony surely? Hopefully? PLEASE?… Expand

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