Jumper

If you have read any of the books, let me assure you that while the story line and character names are similar, the story in the movie is different from the books. The views of the colosseum are stunning and also the setting in Egypt. The story moves quickly, the villains are hard to identify: are they the jumpers that steal and cause mayhem, or is it the paladins that trap and the stab the jumpers to death? Will our jumper who we have come to know escape? If so, how does he do it? What happens to the paladins who are after him? JUMPER will show you some of the answers, but leaves open the possibility of a rematch between some of the jumpers and the paladins who remain.

I have watched this movie three times now. Just think about the concept, a human being just thinking where he wants to be and then being there. Not only that, taken things with him as he jumps from one location to another. The concept of the marvel comics superhero teaming up was mentioned from one of the jumpers to the other. So is the Jumper a superhero? Actually when you think about it, He is one of the most power superhero ever written on paper. None of the super hero's could hold him. He is all powerful. I love the concept.

There are two types of Jumpers, ones that kill, and others that don't. But it seem all of them steal. Money is no object as they can jump into any bank and take what they want. Jump into any store and what they see is theirs.

I am just crazy about the concept. The movie I thought was well done. Doug Liman, the Director can be proud of a job well done. Hayden Christensen was much more animated than Star Wars. May God, he is an actor, can you believe it?

Good Job, now please inject me with the solution so I can jump, I need the money.

Fun action, interesting idea...terrible hero! Hayden Christensen is mostly to blame for providing no endearing qualities whatsoever.

If the main character was likeable in any way this movie may have had a chance to be fondly remembered on video. Alas, the character has no redeeming qualities, in fact he has only one quality to speak of: Selfishness!

He risks his "girlfriend's" life for his selfish pleasure, he steals instead of working or doing good and by the end of the movie, he has not learned anything. Samuel L. Jackson's character is just as poorly written and one-dimensional.

The cinematography and locations along with the effects are fairly entertaining, but beyond that the film has little to offer. Better to catch it for free on TV sometime or wait about a year and it will be in the dollar bins.

Package recieved in good condition. Everything in the box was received in its proper place. No complaints on the delivery, package or the condition of either. The low rating was for the movie itself. The movie itself, is kind of weak. Yes, the the thought of being able to "Jump", is pretty awesome! The effects, and tools the "Jumper Cops" have, are pretty friggin cool too. CGI and special effects have come a long way. Also the Cast is pretty good too. But they take the effects away and the dude is still Anakin who wants everything the easy way. If you are reading this Hayden, props to you for participating, and on your performance; but the plot kind of fell short. Either way the cast was great, and their performances were great. I just think the movie could have been better.

Its apparent that Jumper has done well in world release, much better than the USA release. This is the type of movie that is shown frequently on airplanes. In fact I've watched this first on a flight without sound, and then later with sound on cable. Quite frankly the movie works exactly the same without sound as the dialogue is basic annoying emo angst nonsense filler.

The plot is thin and crafted for ADD teens who really don't care about logic and backstory. It also stars Baby Darth Vader from the horrid Star Wars prequels. His acting is right in line w/ SW Prequels, lots of furrowed brow glances and generic emo angst.

In short this is a pseudo sci fi flick not really about anything important with special effects that are Hollow Man + Matrix 2.

If you like air headed scripts, pointless chase scenes and banal dialogue, this is the film for you.