Hayden Christensen stars as David Rice, a young man who can teleport himself anywhere. The sexy Rachel Bilson stars as Millie Harris, David’s love, who learns about his special powers.
While travelling in Italy, David discovers another Jumper and together they must save Millie and try to destroy Roland. The usual scenario occurs when Jamie Bell {Griffin} wants nothing to do with David, then they become friends to defeat the bad guys.
Samuel L. Jackson stars as Roland, a Paladin, who’s job it is to destroy the Jumpers as it has been for thousands of years.
The Truth :
Jumper is a pretty fun film, the premise is interesting and thought provoking. The film gives just enough dialogue to Hayden Christensen that he cannot ruin the part of leading actor, which was a good thought. Rachel Bilson was decent, they could have made her role sexier and more provocative though. No point hiding all her beauty under coats and darkness.
I couldn’t help of being reminded of The Butterfly Effect throughout the entire movie, the film had the same undertone and angles.
Jumper Effects
Decent special effects as seen when the Jumpers teleport to famous locations around the world. Big Ben, Pyramids, NYC. The most unusual effect? Why did Samuel L. Jackson have white hair? Was hee trying to look like a black Eminem?
The Action :
Pretty decent, could have been better. Jumpers aren’t superhuman, they rarely take any serious damage which was odd.
Jumper The Verdict :
The film had a lot of holes, most I could forgive. Jumpers are just regular people with a teleporting ability, yet they fought like warriors. How did they get to locations that they haven’t been yet? How were Jumper windows established? Why did nobody find it odd David showed up after years of being presumed dead {after drowning}? Nobody asked questions, yet they all saw David drown in the river.
Jumper was a decent movie, maybe Jumper 2 {in 2011} will patch up a lot of the questions I have and can build on the action a little more.
Tags: Action 2008, Hayden Christensen, Kristen Stewart, Rachel Bilson, Samuel L. Jackson, Science Fiction 2008