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Jumper
2008
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Positive Reviews
22
Negative reviews
31
Average Rating
2.4
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3.0
You know you just want to see things blow up!.Jumper feels even more chicly jaded.
EW
1.9
A movie so silly you may find yourself giggling helplessly even as you wish you could magically transport yourself almost anywhere else in the world b ..
Rogerebert
1.5
Great World of Sound (Magnolia Home Entertainment, $26.98): Craig Zobels assured feature debut chases its own vast mystery.
Austin Chronicle
1.5
Its that rare genre picture targeted to teens and young adults that suffers from underkill.
2.0
Jumper is almost in too much of a hurry at times and logic and cohesion suffer as a consequence.
Screen Daily
2.5
Based on the 2002 young adult novel by Stephen Gould, Jumper, the first film in a planned trilogy, asks the double loaded questions, What would a youn ..
2.0
Jumper is a sci fi tale of wild abandon. It is a comic book shot out of a cannon, decorated with state of the art special effects and furious action s ..
E Film Critic
2.5
The premise is based on a universal childhood escape fantasy: What if you could instantly transport yourself anywhere
San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
The overall impression Jumper leaves is much the same as the first X Men movie: there are plenty of good ideas, and enough going on for a satisfying e ..
3.0
The movie sets itself off on a certain path, and that path leads absolutely nowhere.And so what could have been an interesting science fiction adventu ..
Cinema Blend
1.9
The unsuspecting David is on holiday in Rome with Millie (Rachel Bilson), a childhood pal that he has just promoted to girlfriend, when he finds himse ..
Ny Daily News
3.5
JUMPER and JUMPER 2 together might make for an amazing combo flick!
JoBlo
2.5
How can such an interesting concept end up as such a boring movie One reason: Hayden Christensen.
Screen Rant
3.1
What makes it to the screen is often fun.Liman applies the same frenetic approach to action scenes that made The Bourne Identity such an engaging and ..
ReelViews
2.5
The appeal of Goulds Jumper novels lies in their canny mix of adolescent misery and gee whiz cool stuff: What unhappy 12 year old boy wouldnt want to ..
Tv Guide
3.1
The result is a sporadically intriguing yet hopelessly slapdash endeavor that could (and should) have been so much better, which is a shame, really, g ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
It also hints at what a good movie this could have been if it were tighter and smarter.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Meanwhile, the film is a blur of slick action sequences that are thrilling and visually inventive even if we never have a clue why everyones at each o ..
Shadows On The Wall
2.0
The View London Review out ofstarsRunning time:minsAs a teenager, David Rice (Max Thierot) discovers he has the ability to teleport himself anywhere a ..
View London
2.0
Jumper has so many loose ends that it almost cries out for a sequel. This, of course, is intentional. I would say the filmmakers are being a tad optim ..
Cs Monitor
1.3
DOUG Limans Jumper takes an intriguing premise a guy who can teleport himself anywhere, anytime and turns it into a totally ridiculous and incoherent ..
New York Post
2.5
But up till then, the action is grand and wildly imaginative, shot and edited so adroitly you wish the movie could have teleported in some genuine hum ..
Film Journal International ..
2.5
Unfortunately, the science fiction adventure film doesnt do anything really innovative with that premise.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.0
But I cant say I didnt find it entertainingfor all sorts of reasons having nothing to do with the intentions of its creators.
Mountain X
3.8
Despite plot holes big enough to jump through (so to speak), its a thoroughly satisfying mash up of action mad spy thriller and sci fi blockbuster.
Star Tribune
1.5
But Jumper based on a young adult novel by Steven Gould feels like half a movie.And I dont mean in that superhero origin story way, like this is mere ..
2.5
Logic takes the greatest leap in Jumper, a sci fi thriller that plays like a frog jacked on steroids.
Toronto Star
2.0
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Emanuellevy
2.0
But then again, maybe it really had nowhere to go a good premise, with lots of imagination potential, wasted.
Reel Talk Reviews
3.5
And I may even welcome any sequels or potential series it will spawn, because its just that disposable where I can sit down and have fun without relin ..
Cinema Crazed
3.5
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Salon
2.0
The plot is simply the chase, in which the essential element of a good, solid rationale is missing.
3.0
Important plot points are left unexplored, and theres no killer climax, so you leave the cinema deflated rather than thrilled.
Bbc
2.5
Yet there is no gainsaying his strongest work; the Cameron who made Aliens, The Abyss, and the first two Terminator films remains one of the few direc ..
New Yorker
2.0
The eight year olds catch a break this weekend.The movie made for them, The Spiderwick Chronicles, is a decent entertainment not up there with the Har ..
Time
1.9
What is its purpose to those who can do it.What are the rules and the restraints that come with it
The Movie Boy
3.0
Jumper is easily Limans weakest movie fans of Liman movies like Go, Swingers and The Bourne Identity would be wise to check their brains at the door b ..
Bullz-Eye
2.0
A look at the Laugh Factorys Comedy Camp, which for more than 30 years has offered a place for at risk kids and otherwise to try their hand at stand u ..
Calendar Live
2.0
Jumper takes a nosedive Jumper is a movie that has a tremendous premise and awesome special effects that are ultimately hindered by a script that prev ..
Lyles Movie Files
2.0
But the most annoying thing about Jumper is that its a tease aimed at starting a franchise.
Seattle Pi
3.5
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Tony Medley
3.5
Its badly structured, the plot is aimless and often pointless and characterization is a mess.
3.1
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.
Groucho Reviews
2.0
Though this is surefire material for the heartstrings and for the sentimentally inclined, there are stretches in auteur Tom McCarthys story that defy ..
Varia Gate
2.5
Its all very brisk and unpredictablebut despite all the motion, the story itself never really goes anywhere.
Christianity Today
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en ..
News Blaze
1.9
The pace of the picture steadily increased to reach my heartbeat.
Ross Anthony
1.3
Christensen proves himself the new Ryan Phillippe, no compliment unless you enjoy actors who often have annoyingly blah detachment.
The Filmy Ap
1.3
Theres definitely potential here; on the surface, Jumper could be a good story.But the characters are so uninteresting and the love story so slight an ..
Big Picture Big Sound
0.6
Can they stop all of the jumpers.Jumper fails on so many levels, it would be easier to tell you what is right with the movie.
Waffle Movies
3.8
Future sci fi filmmakers, take note: this level of attention to detail is what your audiences are looking for.
Movie Crypt
3.0
As a distinct premise, Jumper offers tantalizing possibilities. While the film speaks to some of the far reaching potential of the power, though, it a ..
Hollywood Chicago
1.9
Its a paradox, but science fiction has to make sense: It can rest on the worlds most outlandish premise, but only if its internal logic holds up to sc ..
Chron
2.0
An elegantly idiotic sci fi thriller that initially feels as though it might have derived from Philip K Dick but lacks the masters lysergic idiosyncra ..
Film Guardian
2.5
With all its sudden shape shifting, its not surprising that the story creates a constant sense of dislocation thats disruptive to the narrative.
Mercury News
2.5
But it could have been a whole lot better, something worth forking over a full admittance ticket for.
Scifi Movie Page
2.0
Jumper is a popcorn movie, but without salt or butter. Too many of the kernels remain unpopped. Its like the Saturday matinees of yore. But by the tim ..
Tony Mack
3.0
That gives them more chances to get it right and deliver Jumpers core notion the way it should be seen.
Flip Side Archive
3.0
Not every performance will blow you away, but truly cringe worthy moments are rare.
Film Blather
0.5
The film is riddled with plot holes and useless action sequences in a wasted attempt to fill time.
Review Express
2.5
It ups the ante on the visuals.The most frustrating part of Jumper is the love story.
Can Mag
2.5
If theres any meaning to the protagonists teleporting other than a generations unfortunate predilection for skipping the boring parts, then Ive missed ..
Cine Passion
2.0
Whats left may be pretty as spectacle, but it doesnt add up to half of a Jason Bourne flick.
Film Critic 1963 Typepad
2.5
I might have overlooked a lot of this more had the movies action made more sense with an actual sense of involvement.
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2.5
Films are rarely as good as the books but this wafer thin adaptation barely even tries.Its not completelyl unwatchable, but it is a good case study fo ..
Sea Coast Online
1.9
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Rossiter Drake
3.0
Theres so much more to explore with this jumper world that could be handled so much better with a sequel.
Gazette
3.5
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