Jumper (2008)
16 %
Reviews Counted: 150 Fresh: 24 Rotten:126 Average Rating: 4/10
Consensus:
Featuring uninvolving characters and loose narrative, Jumper is an erratic action pic with little coherence and lackluster special effects.
Runtime: 90 mins
Theatrical Release: Feb 14, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $80,055,499
Synopsis: Based on Steven Gould's critically acclaimed novel, JUMPER leaps onto the screen courtesy of director Doug Liman. David (Hayden Christiansen) has inexplicably been given the power to teleport himself, or jump. He can jump into a bank vault, then to the top of the Sphinx, then back to his... [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Lane
Director: Doug Liman
Screenwriter: David S. Goyer, Jim Uhls, Simon Kinberg
Producer: Arnon Milchan, Lucas Foster, Jay Sanders, Simon Kinberg
Composer: John Powell
Screenwriter: David S. Goyer, Jim Uhls, Simon Kinberg
Producer: Arnon Milchan, Lucas Foster, Jay Sanders, Simon Kinberg
Composer: John Powell
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The movie isn't terrible and I certainly liked the superhero aspect of it, but the romance doesn't work and it has a rushed, sloppy feel throughout.
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07/22/08
Sam relishes doing super-mean and ready to rumble, while Hayden jaunts around the planet sightseeing, bank robbing and hitting on women.
06/25/08
"Jumper" is a plodding, action-less mess, in which we'd only be interested if we could comprehend what the heck was going on.
06/11/08
The worst sci-fi concept since The Adventures of Pluto Nash placed Eddie Murphy on the moon.
06/07/08
If Jumper too often feels like a special-effects demo reel in search of a story, at least the eye candy is pretty darn sweet. [Blu-Ray]
06/06/08
The film is just very sloppy and seemed like it was just pieced together really quickly to be released as fast as possible.
06/01/08
As a travelogue, it makes a compelling case for Rome, Egypt and Tokyo as vacation destinations. As a story, it is stillborn.
05/29/08
By mid way, you wish the jumper were you. Teleporting yourself to the outer lobby would be far enough.
05/24/08
For anyone over legal drinking age, Hayden Christensen dressed in a trendy jacket teleporting a building(!) from one side of the country to the other is just bloody stupid.
05/13/08
There will be many questions that linger and will continue to linger once the credits roll, but I had a blast just the same...
05/07/08
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05/06/08
Uma pena que, ao se preocupar excessivamente com a idéia de gerar uma nova e lucrativa série, o filme se esqueça de si mesmo.
03/28/08
The backdrop -- a flimsy fantasy version of a real life, politically messy tragedy -- reminds you yet again of the utter inconsequence of Jumper.
03/21/08
Highlander for a new generation: a cheesy, globetrotting film certain to be savaged by most critics, but also a mindlessly entertaining yarn likely to lead to a string of sequels and/or TV adaptations.
03/16/08
A complicated mess that doesn't offer audiences a single challenge beyond the very real challenge of getting through it.
03/09/08
Pared-down with flat-footed characterizations, tacked on scenic shots of worldly venues and a choppy script that isn't disciplined enough to tap into our escapist imaginations, Jumper is a toothless travelogue that treks up the wrong charted route.
03/02/08
It's easy to see why audiences have embraced this critically lambasted film: Its premise is irresistible.
02/29/08
Jumper is the worst kind of movie, a concept charged with stellar potential and a plumbless creative reservoir that instead squanders its promise on mediocrity and outright banality.
02/27/08
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