list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Jumper on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Jumper/286008/default.aspx Title: Jumper
Year: 2008
Director: Doug Liman
Plot: Following up his blockbuster action hit Mr. and Mrs. Smith, director Doug Liman turns to an entirely new genre -- sci-fi -- for this tale of an underground world of teleporters. Based on the novel by Steven Gould, Jumper concerns David (Hayden Christensen), a young man who quite literally wills himself away from his grim family life. Once in control of his newfound ability, he finds he's able to use it for great personal gain. But he soon discovers that he is not alone, and all is not well in the world of jumpers. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
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]]>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:40:03 GMTJumper2008Doug LimanFollowing up his blockbuster action hit Mr. and Mrs. Smith, director <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P___205240/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Doug Liman</a> turns to an entirely new genre -- sci-fi -- for this tale of an underground world of teleporters. Based on the novel by Steven Gould, Jumper concerns David (<a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P___277514/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Hayden Christensen</a>), a young man who quite literally wills himself away from his grim family life. Once in control of his newfound ability, he finds he's able to use it for great personal gain. But he soon discovers that he is not alone, and all is not well in the world of jumpers. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide19Tag Target (>10)221782http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s286008.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Jumper/286008/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Worst_Movie_Ever/Re_The_Worst_of_2008/104/40646/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: dickbuist
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Post Date: 2/25/2009 11:14:15 PM
Body: Where do you find the time to waste on so many bad films? I'm not sure which category to assign to these, but they all are contenders for Worst Picture: Bangkok Dangerous Bedtime Stories Yes Man Jumper Australia? Swing Vote The Midnight Meat Train Hancock Journey to the center of the Earth Mamma Mia X-Files: I want to believe You Don't mess with the Zohan The Happening The Love Guru Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control Wanted Speed Racer Fool's Gold What Happens In Vegas Wow, there were a lot of bad movies in 2008. [/quote]
]]>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:14:15 GMTdickbuistWorst Movie Ever2/25/2009 11:14:15 PMWhere do you find the time to waste on so many bad films? I'm not sure which category to assign to these, but they all are contenders for Worst Picture: Bangkok Dangerous Bedtime Stories Yes Man Jumper Australia? Swing Vote The Midnight Meat Train Hancock Journey to the center of the Earth Mamma Mia X-Files: I want to believe You Don't mess with the Zohan The Happening The Love Guru Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control Wanted Speed Racer Fool's Gold What Happens In Vegas Wow, there were a lot of bad movies in 2008. [/quote] http://www.spout.com/groups/Worst_Movie_Ever/Re_The_Worst_of_2008/104/39247/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: csprague
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Post Date: 1/8/2009 11:23:32 AM
Body: I'm not sure which category to assign to these, but they all are contenders for Worst Picture: Bangkok Dangerous Bedtime Stories Yes Man Jumper Australia? Swing Vote The Midnight Meat Train Hancock Journey to the center of the Earth Mamma Mia X-Files: I want to believe You Don't mess with the Zohan The Happening The Love Guru Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control Wanted Speed Racer Fool's Gold What Happens In Vegas Wow, there were a lot of bad movies in 2008.
]]>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:23:32 GMTcspragueWorst Movie Ever1/8/2009 11:23:32 AMI'm not sure which category to assign to these, but they all are contenders for Worst Picture: Bangkok Dangerous Bedtime Stories Yes Man Jumper Australia? Swing Vote The Midnight Meat Train Hancock Journey to the center of the Earth Mamma Mia X-Files: I want to believe You Don't mess with the Zohan The Happening The Love Guru Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control Wanted Speed Racer Fool's Gold What Happens In Vegas Wow, there were a lot of bad movies in 2008. http://www.spout.com/groups/Worst_Movie_Ever/Re_The_Worst_of_2008/104/39238/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: seely
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Post Date: 1/8/2009 10:34:20 AM
Body: My first nomination: worst picture: Jumper worst screenplay: Jumper worst actor/actress: Hayden Christensen The plot was the only thing worse than Hayden Christensen's acting (or lack thereof). It wasn't even bizarre in an intellectually challenging Pi or Donnie Darko sort-of-way. It was just ridiculous, and somewhat pretentious when it had absolutely no right to be. This is one of the very, very few films that I could not stand to watch to the end.
]]>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:34:20 GMTseelyWorst Movie Ever1/8/2009 10:34:20 AMMy first nomination: worst picture: Jumper worst screenplay: Jumper worst actor/actress: Hayden Christensen The plot was the only thing worse than Hayden Christensen's acting (or lack thereof). It wasn't even bizarre in an intellectually challenging Pi or Donnie Darko sort-of-way. It was just ridiculous, and somewhat pretentious when it had absolutely no right to be. This is one of the very, very few films that I could not stand to watch to the end. http://www.spout.com/groups/Community_Recommendations/Re_Collaboration_Best_Films_of_2008/643/38289/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: seely
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Post Date: 12/12/2008 9:30:31 AM
Body: Very interesting. I was actually thoroughly repulsed by this film. My girlfriend and I sat through the first half hour of it and exchanged simeltaneous "are you kidding me's" when the whole secret religious sect came into the storyline. Maybe I'll give this film a second shot... [quote user="mercurial"] [quote user="rjsprague"] [quote user="mercurial"] Jumper Big budget Sci-Fi blockbuster without all the annoying garnishes. [/quote] Really Chris? I mean, I might have to kick you out of the maven group for liking this one. :p [/quote] Haha, NOOOO! I really can't understand it, but I really liked Jumper. It just seemed to appeal to my comic book geek side. I'm usually the first to declare my distaste for Hayden Christensen and everything he's done he's ruined, but somehow in this I was able to ignore that loathing and enjoy the movie. [/quote]
]]>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:30:31 GMTseelyCommunity Recommendations12/12/2008 9:30:31 AMVery interesting. I was actually thoroughly repulsed by this film. My girlfriend and I sat through the first half hour of it and exchanged simeltaneous "are you kidding me's" when the whole secret religious sect came into the storyline. Maybe I'll give this film a second shot... [quote user="mercurial"] [quote user="rjsprague"] [quote user="mercurial"] Jumper Big budget Sci-Fi blockbuster without all the annoying garnishes. [/quote] Really Chris? I mean, I might have to kick you out of the maven group for liking this one. :p [/quote] Haha, NOOOO! I really can't understand it, but I really liked Jumper. It just seemed to appeal to my comic book geek side. I'm usually the first to declare my distaste for Hayden Christensen and everything he's done he's ruined, but somehow in this I was able to ignore that loathing and enjoy the movie. [/quote] http://www.spout.com/groups/Community_Recommendations/Re_Collaboration_Best_Films_of_2008/643/38285/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 12/12/2008 3:37:58 AM
Body: [quote user="rjsprague"] [quote user="mercurial"] Jumper Big budget Sci-Fi blockbuster without all the annoying garnishes. [/quote] Really Chris? I mean, I might have to kick you out of the maven group for liking this one. :p [/quote] Haha, NOOOO! I really can't understand it, but I really liked Jumper. It just seemed to appeal to my comic book geek side. I'm usually the first to declare my distaste for Hayden Christensen and everything he's done he's ruined, but somehow in this I was able to ignore that loathing and enjoy the movie.
]]>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:37:58 GMTmercurialCommunity Recommendations12/12/2008 3:37:58 AM[quote user="rjsprague"] [quote user="mercurial"] Jumper Big budget Sci-Fi blockbuster without all the annoying garnishes. [/quote] Really Chris? I mean, I might have to kick you out of the maven group for liking this one. :p [/quote] Haha, NOOOO! I really can't understand it, but I really liked Jumper. It just seemed to appeal to my comic book geek side. I'm usually the first to declare my distaste for Hayden Christensen and everything he's done he's ruined, but somehow in this I was able to ignore that loathing and enjoy the movie. http://www.spout.com/groups/Community_Recommendations/Re_Collaboration_Best_Films_of_2008/643/38175/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: rjsprague
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Post Date: 12/10/2008 10:32:18 AM
Body: [quote user="mercurial"] Jumper Big budget Sci-Fi blockbuster without all the annoying garnishes. [/quote] Really Chris? I mean, I might have to kick you out of the maven group for liking this one. :p
]]>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:32:18 GMTrjspragueCommunity Recommendations12/10/2008 10:32:18 AM[quote user="mercurial"] Jumper Big budget Sci-Fi blockbuster without all the annoying garnishes. [/quote] Really Chris? I mean, I might have to kick you out of the maven group for liking this one. :p http://www.spout.com/groups/Community_Recommendations/Re_Collaboration_Best_Films_of_2008/643/38152/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 12/9/2008 6:30:49 PM
Body: Liked these (in no particular order): Cloverfield Incredible theatrical experience. Might be hampered watching at home. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Cutesy teen flick. Had a great 80's feel to it. Hamlet 2 Perverse and just plain hilarious throughout. Great original music. House Bunny I'm a sucker for Anna Faris and she plays a ditzy Playmate perfectly. The Dark Knight A comic geek's wet dream. My Winnipeg Immensely creative, original film. A flurry of emotions in a bizarre little package. WALL-E Heartbreakingly sentimental love story; action packed galactic adventure. Iron Man Another comic geek's wet dream. And Robert Downey Jr. Nuff said. The Fall Just insanely wondrous film. Deserves the comparisons to The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Speed Racer Seizure inducing fanboy fun. Savage Grace Frightening 'Based on a True Story' film. Amazing performances. The Strangers Nothing new, but executed perfectly. Dark, abysmal terror. My Blueberry Nights Subtle, nuanced performances and beautiful direction. Packed with emotion. Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day Carefree, fanciful period flick. Amy Adams and Frances McDormand are a perfect slapstick duo on screen. Jumper Big budget Sci-Fi blockbuster without all the annoying garnishes. Watching the Detectives Made for cinephiles about cinephiles. Hokey fun. Movies that might be on my list that I haven't seen yet: Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Spirit Doubt The Wrestler The Brothers Bloom Revolutionary Road Repo! The Genetic Opera Humboldt County Just Buried Milk Australia Rachel Getting Married W. Fear(s) of the Dark Synecdoche, New York Zack and Miri Make a Porno Towelhead Vicky Cristina Barcelona The Wackness Brideshead Revisited Glass: A Portrait in Twelve Parts
]]>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:30:49 GMTmercurialCommunity Recommendations12/9/2008 6:30:49 PMLiked these (in no particular order): Cloverfield Incredible theatrical experience. Might be hampered watching at home. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Cutesy teen flick. Had a great 80's feel to it. Hamlet 2 Perverse and just plain hilarious throughout. Great original music. House Bunny I'm a sucker for Anna Faris and she plays a ditzy Playmate perfectly. The Dark Knight A comic geek's wet dream. My Winnipeg Immensely creative, original film. A flurry of emotions in a bizarre little package. WALL-E Heartbreakingly sentimental love story; action packed galactic adventure. Iron Man Another comic geek's wet dream. And Robert Downey Jr. Nuff said. The Fall Just insanely wondrous film. Deserves the comparisons to The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Speed Racer Seizure inducing fanboy fun. Savage Grace Frightening 'Based on a True Story' film. Amazing performances. The Strangers Nothing new, but executed perfectly. Dark, abysmal terror. My Blueberry Nights Subtle, nuanced performances and beautiful direction. Packed with emotion. Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day Carefree, fanciful period flick. Amy Adams and Frances McDormand are a perfect slapstick duo on screen. Jumper Big budget Sci-Fi blockbuster without all the annoying garnishes. Watching the Detectives Made for cinephiles about cinephiles. Hokey fun. Movies that might be on my list that I haven't seen yet: Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Spirit Doubt The Wrestler The Brothers Bloom Revolutionary Road Repo! The Genetic Opera Humboldt County Just Buried Milk Australia Rachel Getting Married W. Fear(s) of the Dark Synecdoche, New York Zack and Miri Make a Porno Towelhead Vicky Cristina Barcelona The Wackness Brideshead Revisited Glass: A Portrait in Twelve Parts http://www.spout.com/blogs/mercurial/archive/2008/6/11/31134.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 6/11/2008 6:32:54 PM
Body: Owing in large part to being on the cusp of Generation X & Y and having that slacker mentality emblazoned on my soul, Jumper seemed to perfectly appeal to my flights of fancy and kept me excited from start to end. Simple story (undoubtedly too much so for some) and loaded with action and effects that keep you mesmerized, not skeptical, drive this film about a young man discovering that he has the ability to teleport anywhere in the world and using it to do whatever, whenever, he wants.
]]>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:32:54 GMTmercuriala filmblog6/11/2008 6:32:54 PMOwing in large part to being on the cusp of Generation X &amp; Y and having that slacker mentality emblazoned on my soul, Jumper seemed to perfectly appeal to my flights of fancy and kept me excited from start to end. Simple story (undoubtedly too much so for some) and loaded with action and effects that keep you mesmerized, not skeptical, drive this film about a young man discovering that he has the ability to teleport anywhere in the world and using it to do whatever, whenever, he wants. http://www.spout.com/blogs/dvd_dweeb/archive/2008/6/11/31098.aspx Post By: DVD_dweeb
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Post Date: 6/11/2008 8:33:17 AM
Body: What the hell is this jumbled mess? I thought this movie was a disappointment, from the disjointed writing and poor acting. Hayden Christensen proves once again he cannot act his way out of a paper bag. Show some emotional range man! Samuel L Jackson looks goofy in the white fro, and doesn't add much weight to the story either, seems kind of wasted here. Would have liked a better backstory on why this movie is happening. Doug Liman does have the knack for good action scenes though, those parts are what kept my interest.
]]>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:33:17 GMTDVD_dweebDVD_dweeb Blog6/11/2008 8:33:17 AMWhat the hell is this jumbled mess? I thought this movie was a disappointment, from the disjointed writing and poor acting. Hayden Christensen proves once again he cannot act his way out of a paper bag. Show some emotional range man! Samuel L Jackson looks goofy in the white fro, and doesn't add much weight to the story either, seems kind of wasted here. Would have liked a better backstory on why this movie is happening. Doug Liman does have the knack for good action scenes though, those parts are what kept my interest. http://www.spout.com/blogs/jj79/archive/2008/6/6/30673.aspx Post By: JJ79
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Post Date: 6/6/2008 2:55:22 PM
Body: I´m convinced "Jumper" has a connection to the number 5. After all, David (Hayden Christensen) claims he´s been in love with Millie (Rachel Bilson) since he was five. Griffin´s (Jamie Bell) parents died when he was five. David´s mother, I think, ran out on him and his father when he was five. If there is a connection, the script never bothers to make it. Which is par for the course, apparently, since other plot points don´t connect in any way, either. After he falls into an icy river one day after school, David Rice learns he is able to teleport, or jump, from one place to another. He also learns how to rob banks and steal everything from wetsuits to surf board. It isn´t until an encounter with a man simply known as Roland (Samuel L. Jackson, with a hideous head of white hair) that David goes from being a hunter to the hunted. Coming in at a paltry 88 minutes, "Jumper" wants to create a new super hero, a different type of super hero. Not an X Man, not a Super Man…just a regular guy who gets powers and uses them for his own purposes, not for the common good. And, in a sense, it is moderately successful in that one regard. Take, for instance, a scene where David watches people caught in a flood. It would be nothing for him to teleport into the area, be a hero and then leave again. What does he do? Turns the TV off, presumably because it depresses him. Yet he goes to long lengths to protect Millie once Roland comes after her near the end of the film. Not to save her life because there is intrinsic value in human life, but because he wants her. Selfish is the word I´d use for David. It´s due to that selfishness everything happening on screen feels cold and calculated without any empathy behind it. Christensen´s one note performance doesn´t help either, nor do the leaps in internal logic. No one seems fazed by the fact David-at any age-seems to have more money than most 40-year-olds. No one sees him camping out on top of a Sphinx in the desert. Millie doesn´t have any qualms with going to Rome with a person she had thought was dead. And if Griffin-a British jumper-is so intent on living a closeted life, why does he use his teleportation powers in broad daylight, in public and with stolen cars? See, nothing much makes sense in "Jumper" and the story doesn´t much mind. It doesn´t mind to explain the teleportation mutation or anything about Roland´s organization…outside of a small mention of jumpers being against god´s plan. That´s where the film should have spent most of its time: exploring the history of jumpers and their pursuers, how the mutation develops and the like. If this is to be a franchise (based on the ending, Fox clearly has designs on making more "Jumper" films), the first installment has to explain the universe, bring the audience into it and deliver a standalone story. David S. Goyer (of "Blade" and "Batman Begins" fame) knows that, based on his previous work. Tom DeSanto and Bryan Singer understood this concept on the first "X-Men" film. David Koepp got the memo, too, on "Spider-Man." So what went wrong here? I´m apt to fault the original novel by Steven Gould, yet I understand Roland is a construct only for this film. (It should also be noted Goyer´s original adapted screenplay was rewritten at least twice.) A lack of history and backstory doesn´t just hurt the main story; it nearly decimates the possibilities of future films. Poor Diane Lane, for example. She´s stuck with two scenes in the film-one gives her less than a minute of screen time-the latter of which opens a new world of questions it has no right to pose. This is a thankless role, similar to Samuel L. Jackson´s near-cameo is the first "Star Wars" prequel. There has to be more for her character to do, something to justify an actress of her stature being stuck in "Jumper." We get barely a hint of what is to come. To the writers-all of them-it´s simply not important. What is important, then? I´m not quite sure. The romance between Millie and David is stillborn; he reappears in her life with no explanation and the next thing they know, they´re breaking into the Colosseum in Rome. What exactly are the origins of Roland´s faith-based commandos? Meh, something going back to the Inquisition. What happened after David fell into a frozen lake? Don´t know. Don´t care. What has Griffin been doing to fight Roland? Gee, come to think of it, we don´t know what either. When the total of "Jumper" is taken into account, there´s not much to redeem it. Location shooting, from Rome to Tokyo, happens to be one of the brighter spots. The camera doesn´t so much as linger on any the locations as they lend a certain amount of credibility to the film. (As opposed to, say, Canadian locations which are used through the rest of the film.) There are no likeable-or even despicable-characters. Even Roland is nothing more than a two bit villain, twirling his mustache while off screen. Jackson can´t bring anything to the part besides being a generic villain. It´s an incredibly vapid endeavor never amounting to much. Are there possibilities for good stories? Absolutely. Either the screenplay is hamstrung by the source material, an executive messed with the final cut…or there was a rather shallow story already in place. I´m not sure which one. In any event, though, we won´t be seeing another installment, at least based on this one. "Jumper" doesn´t even manage to be an entertaining diversion. David´s reaction to being "special" may very well be how the majority of us would react (aka using the powers selfishly as opposed to for good), yet he still comes off as a pouty, self-obsessed teenager. Only a somewhat engaging performance by Jamie Bell-and a good jumping effect or two-highlights an otherwise boring hour and a half. Rating? 4 out of 10. Dog days of February, indeed.
]]>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:55:22 GMTJJ79JJ79 Blog6/6/2008 2:55:22 PMI&acute;m convinced "Jumper" has a connection to the number 5. After all, David (Hayden Christensen) claims he&acute;s been in love with Millie (Rachel Bilson) since he was five. Griffin&acute;s (Jamie Bell) parents died when he was five. David&acute;s mother, I think, ran out on him and his father when he was five. If there is a connection, the script never bothers to make it. Which is par for the course, apparently, since other plot points don&acute;t connect in any way, either. After he falls into an icy river one day after school, David Rice learns he is able to teleport, or jump, from one place to another. He also learns how to rob banks and steal everything from wetsuits to surf board. It isn&acute;t until an encounter with a man simply known as Roland (Samuel L. Jackson, with a hideous head of white hair) that David goes from being a hunter to the hunted. Coming in at a paltry 88 minutes, "Jumper" wants to create a new super hero, a different type of super hero. Not an X Man, not a Super Man&hellip;just a regular guy who gets powers and uses them for his own purposes, not for the common good. And, in a sense, it is moderately successful in that one regard. Take, for instance, a scene where David watches people caught in a flood. It would be nothing for him to teleport into the area, be a hero and then leave again. What does he do? Turns the TV off, presumably because it depresses him. Yet he goes to long lengths to protect Millie once Roland comes after her near the end of the film. Not to save her life because there is intrinsic value in human life, but because he wants her. Selfish is the word I&acute;d use for David. It&acute;s due to that selfishness everything happening on screen feels cold and calculated without any empathy behind it. Christensen&acute;s one note performance doesn&acute;t help either, nor do the leaps in internal logic. No one seems fazed by the fact David-at any age-seems to have more money than most 40-year-olds. No one sees him camping out on top of a Sphinx in the desert. Millie doesn&acute;t have any qualms with going to Rome with a person she had thought was dead. And if Griffin-a British jumper-is so intent on living a closeted life, why does he use his teleportation powers in broad daylight, in public and with stolen cars? See, nothing much makes sense in "Jumper" and the story doesn&acute;t much mind. It doesn&acute;t mind to explain the teleportation mutation or anything about Roland&acute;s organization&hellip;outside of a small mention of jumpers being against god&acute;s plan. That&acute;s where the film should have spent most of its time: exploring the history of jumpers and their pursuers, how the mutation develops and the like. If this is to be a franchise (based on the ending, Fox clearly has designs on making more "Jumper" films), the first installment has to explain the universe, bring the audience into it and deliver a standalone story. David S. Goyer (of "Blade" and "Batman Begins" fame) knows that, based on his previous work. Tom DeSanto and Bryan Singer understood this concept on the first "X-Men" film. David Koepp got the memo, too, on "Spider-Man." So what went wrong here? I&acute;m apt to fault the original novel by Steven Gould, yet I understand Roland is a construct only for this film. (It should also be noted Goyer&acute;s original adapted screenplay was rewritten at least twice.) A lack of history and backstory doesn&acute;t just hurt the main story; it nearly decimates the possibilities of future films. Poor Diane Lane, for example. She&acute;s stuck with two scenes in the film-one gives her less than a minute of screen time-the latter of which opens a new world of questions it has no right to pose. This is a thankless role, similar to Samuel L. Jackson&acute;s near-cameo is the first "Star Wars" prequel. There has to be more for her character to do, something to justify an actress of her stature being stuck in "Jumper." We get barely a hint of what is to come. To the writers-all of them-it&acute;s simply not important. What is important, then? I&acute;m not quite sure. The romance between Millie and David is stillborn; he reappears in her life with no explanation and the next thing they know, they&acute;re breaking into the Colosseum in Rome. What exactly are the origins of Roland&acute;s faith-based commandos? Meh, something going back to the Inquisition. What happened after David fell into a frozen lake? Don&acute;t know. Don&acute;t care. What has Griffin been doing to fight Roland? Gee, come to think of it, we don&acute;t know what either. When the total of "Jumper" is taken into account, there&acute;s not much to redeem it. Location shooting, from Rome to Tokyo, happens to be one of the brighter spots. The camera doesn&acute;t so much as linger on any the locations as they lend a certain amount of credibility to the film. (As opposed to, say, Canadian locations which are used through the rest of the film.) There are no likeable-or even despicable-characters. Even Roland is nothing more than a two bit villain, twirling his mustache while off screen. Jackson can&acute;t bring anything to the part besides being a generic villain. It&acute;s an incredibly vapid endeavor never amounting to much. Are there possibilities for good stories? Absolutely. Either the screenplay is hamstrung by the source material, an executive messed with the final cut&hellip;or there was a rather shallow story already in place. I&acute;m not sure which one. In any event, though, we won&acute;t be seeing another installment, at least based on this one. "Jumper" doesn&acute;t even manage to be an entertaining diversion. David&acute;s reaction to being "special" may very well be how the majority of us would react (aka using the powers selfishly as opposed to for good), yet he still comes off as a pouty, self-obsessed teenager. Only a somewhat engaging performance by Jamie Bell-and a good jumping effect or two-highlights an otherwise boring hour and a half. Rating? 4 out of 10. Dog days of February, indeed. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/family/MemberTagFilms.aspxfamily
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