Jumper Review

Jumper


Release Date: 14th February 2008 - Australia


Production Companies
20th Century Fox (presents)
Regency Enterprises (presents)
New Regency
Hypnotic

Distribution
20th Century Fox Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi

Rating: M

Runtime: 84 minutes


Budget: $85,000,000

Box Office Gross: $222,231,186
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
David Rice is a young man who knows no boundaries -- a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to any place on Earth. When he discovers others like himself, David is thrust into the midst of an ancient war while being hunted by a bloodthirsty band of zealots sworn to destroy all Jumpers.

Now, David's extra-ordinary gift may be his only hope for survival!


Cast
Hayden Christensen - David Rice
Rachel Bilson - Millie Harris
Samuel L. Jackson - Roland Cox
Jamie Bell - Griffin O'Connor
Diane Lane - Mary Rice
Teddy Dunn - Mark Kobold
Max Thieriot - 15-Year Old David
Ryan Grantham - 5-Year Old David
Annasophia Robb - Young Millie
Jess James - Young Mark
Michael Rooker - William Rice
Kristen Stewart - Sophie
Barbara Garrick - Ellen
Meredith Henderson - Fiona

Crew

Director - Doug Liman

Based on Novel "Jumper" - 

Steven Gould

Screenplay - David S. Goyer 

and Jim Uhls

Screenplay/Producer - Simon Kinberg

Associate Producer/Second Unit Director/
Stunt Coordinator - Simon Crane
Executive Producers - Vince Gerardis,
Stacy Maes and Ralph Vicinanza
Executive Producer/First Assistant Director -
Kim H. Winther

Producers - Arnon Milchan, Lucas Foster and
Jay Sanders

Production Designer - Oliver Scholl
Supervising Art Directors - Elinor Rose Galibrath
and Thomas Valentine

Costume Designer - Magali Guidasci

Director of Photography - Barry Peterson
Stunt Coordinators - Wade Eastwood and
Ladislav & Robert Lahoda
Special Effects Supervisor - Yves De Bono
Special Effects Coordinators - Daniel Acon and
Rob Sanderson
Special Effects Coordinator: New York - Steven Kirshoff
Visual Effects Producer/Supervisor - Kevin Elam
Visual Effects Supervisors - Joel Hynek,
Colin & Greg Strause and Andy Williams
Visual Effects Supervisors: Weta Digital - Dan Lemmon
and Erik Winquist
Visual Effects Supervisor: Hyrdaulx - Rob Hodgson
Visual Effects Supervisor: Cinema Production
Services, Inc. - Michael Joyce
Additional Visual Effects Supervisor/Visual Effects
Supervisor: DIVE - Mark O. Forker
Animation Supervisor: Weta Digital - Eric Reynolds
Creatures Supervisor: Weta Digital - Dana Peters

Film Editors - Saar Klein and Don
& Dean Zinnerman

Music Supervisor - Julliane Jordan 

Music - John Powell 


Review

A lacklustre feature that is missing a spark, I just felt as though it was an effort to watch this disengaging sci-fi concept as revealed in 'JUMPER'. Unsurprisingly, the plot hasn't captured the novel in this film interpretation. This movie has a real Star Wars connection with two of the actors who appeared in the franchise in Hayden Christensen and Samuel L. Jackson. Talking about both actors, the underrated one-timer Christensen has yet again failed to make the main character likeable. In the eyes of some, having redeemed himself with a decent performance in 'Revenge of the Sith', I just don't think he is an appropriate actor for this role. L. Jackson and the other star Jamie Bell were significantly better than Hayden and from my perspective were the stand-out performers of this dreadful film.

Overall, 'JUMPER' has failed to please all viewers. Perhaps they were hungry for more awesomeness and power-pack to keep this product large and healthy and maintain the areas of a solid novel-to-movie adaptation from director Doug Liman and his associates.

Star rating: (2/5) Bad Movie

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