Jumper

35

20th Century Fox (88 minutes)
and Doug Liman
Hayden Christensen , Samuel L. Jackson , Rachel Bilson , Jamie Bell , Max Thieriot , Shawn Roberts , and AnnaSophia Robb

Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some language and brief sexuality

Summary: The science fiction thriller leaps into a new realm with Jumper, which begins the epic adventures of a man who discovers that he possesses the exhilarating ability to instantly teleport anywhere in the world he can imagine. From New York to Tokyo and from the ruins of Rome to the heart of the Saharan desert, anywhere is possible for David Rice. That is until he begins to see that his freedom is not total and that he's not alone. Instead, he is part of an ongoing, global war that threatens the very survival of his rare and extraordinary kind. (20th Century Fox)

Shawn Levy
Portland Oregonian:
(67) It may be mindless and sexless and humorless, but Jumper jumps.

James Berardinelli
ReelViews:
(63) Liman applies the same frenetic approach to action scenes that made "The Bourne Identity" such an engaging and exciting affair.

Olly Richards
Empire:
(60) It’s Liman’s least charismatic action movie and the least developed, but it still packs some cracking action into its brief running time and lays foundations on which a great franchise could be built.

Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor:
(58) I'll say this much for Jumper – it's got a great premise. Or at least the beginnings of a premise.

Scott Foundas
LA Weekly:
(50) It's a feature-length teaser for a never-to-be sci-fi franchise.

Stina Chyn
Film Threat:
(50) The major weakness in Jumper is the piling on of action and narrative in the last ten to twelve minutes. It's as though the editor was rushing to meet a deadline and did the best he could with too much footage.

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