Rating  - Okay, but one of those view once movies
I didn't go for the plot too much on this show, so it's not a thriller I'd watch time and again. I'd watch it once, but probably not buy it like I did.
Rating  - Bad movie
This movie is terrible!! I give this a one star because of the special effects but otherwise this movie sucks. I am more confused than ever after I watched this movie. As with other movies I had hoped they would give histories of the jumpers like how they came about and so forth and the people who kill jumpers and how they came about and so forth. This movie is a tag your it and catch me if you can.
Rating - Might have made a good TV show
...wait, wasn't that Sliders? Okay, not exactly the same, but comparing those two is a good way to show everything that was wrong with Jumper.
The concept is fine, but the execution was sorely lacking. There's no character development because so much time is covered over the course of the movie. We get no insight into the main character's thoughts, motivations, or personality. He comes off as shallow and two-dimensional. He goes from scared kid to conscienceless, arrogant jerk in ten minutes. There's never any question or delving into whether what he's doing is right or wrong (he's a thief, plain and simple) or how he could use his power for good instead of just wasting it. Granted, who wouldn't want to gallivant about the world, carefree, I suppose, but the moral struggle would be very much a part of the character.
Unlike in Sliders, the Jumpers have full control over where they go and when. Still, the TV show format of one or two jumps and an adventure per show would be far more entertaining than this jumbled, boring, barely explained plotline. Then again, this would require character development and plot.
Even the pivotal plot point about the secret organization is boring, focusing on a religious inquisition instead of, oh, upholding the law. Of all the trite and cheesy story lines (scientific experiments, military uses, etc) this is not only the tritest and cheesiest, but also the most yawn-inducing.
Even as a mindless action movie this one fails, unless your aim is to become a brain-dead zombie. The greatest part of this movie was the end, simply because it meant it was over. A huge disappointment, because there were so many elements (his mother, for one) which could have been interesting if they'd done more than scratch the surface.
Rating  - Heartthrob
"Jumper" was a film that I enjoyed so much that I went back to see it in the theatre a second time. I'm so glad that I have the great DVD. Doug Liman had directed another favorite of mine, Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Widescreen Edition). In adapting Steven Gould's novel, the current executive producer of TV's new "Knight Rider" series planned for a three-part picture franchise. Hayden Christensen who came to prominence as Anakin Skywalker in Episodes II & III of "Star Wars" and earned a Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor nomination for 2001's "Life as a House" plays David Rice, a young man who can teleport instantly. We learn a back history of war between the jumpers and those out to destroy them, the Paladins. Samuel L. Jackson who was great in S.W.A.T. (Widescreen Special Edition) and got a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for "Pulp Fiction" plays the white-haired Roland who hunts David. David's high school heartthrob is Millie played by TV's "O.C." Rachel Bilson who was also excellent in The Last Kiss (Widescreen Edition). David runs into another jumper played by Jamie Bell who won the British Best Actor Academy Award for "Billy Elliott" and also appeared in Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers." Diane Lane has what is essentially a cameo that would be sure to grow if there is a second film. She plays David's mother Mary who is a Paladin. She loves her son, but also has vowed to kill him. Michael Rooker has a great cameo as the alcoholic father William Rice. Oscar nominee Tom Hulce from 1984's "Amadeus" plays Mr. Bowlker. I really enjoyed this non-stop action flick and loved the great effects from the British double-decker bus that suddenly bursts into the desert to the great fight scene that lands Griffin & David in Iraq. This is an excellent film that promises to become a great film series. Enjoy!
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