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Jumper (2008)
Director: Doug Liman
Synopsis
Based on the Steven Gould novel, 'Jumper' follows a young man (Christensen) who discovers that he has the ability to teleport. In his quest for the man he believes is responsible for the death of his mother, the kid draws the attention of the National Security Agency and another youth (Jamie Bell) who has the same powers.
Movie review
From Time Out Chicago
Zap! A misfit discovers he can teleport. Bam! Eight years later, the young man (Christensen) stumbles across others like him, while an inexplicably silver-haired Samuel L. Jackson wants to kill them all. Whoosh! That’s the sound of whatever potential this sci-fi premise might have had being immediately flushed down the toilet. Why the usually competent Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) thought that pumping up the volume and flash would somehow make up for the incoherent, half-baked story line is mystifying. You’ll envy the time-space superpowers, since they could carry you far, far away from this mess.Author: David Fear
Time Out Chicago Issue 156: February 21–27, 2008
User reviews of this film
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- Steve in Denver said...
- Posted on Feb 14 2008 19:37 I was so excited by the trailer that I rushed to see this film at a matinee. What an amazing waste of talent and treasure. Hayden Christiansen and Jamie Bell are both capable of worthier projects. I guess this one looked like it had all the elements for success (I sure thought so), but in the end, it's another video game waiting for its xBox.
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Cast & crew
Director: Doug Liman
Cast: Hayden Christensen, Samuel L Jackson, Diane Lane, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, Tom Hulce, Michael Rooker full cast
Duration: 88 mins
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