Movie Review: Jumper
And the point is... what?
I'm not sure what I was expecting when I went
into this film. Maybe just an afternoon of time gone. That being the case, I
guess I succeeded.
So, David can teleport. He finds out he can do it when he gets trapped under the ice of a frozen river. He's 15 years old, from a poor home situation, so he decides to leave. He uses his talent to steal from banks without opening the doors. We see that happen. Once. And we meet Roland, an agent for the NSA, no, the CIA, no, the IRS, no, really, a paladin, but we don't find that out till later.
Suddenly, it is 8 years later. Roland has tracked down David and tries to kill him.
And David teleports home to find his childhood crush, Millie. And he takes her to Rome. By plane. Where he is found by the paladins, and another jumper, Griffin. David is arrested. And escapes with the help of his long-lost mother whom he has not seen since he was five.
David convinces Griffin to become a team, fighting the paladins. There is a one line explanation that paladins have been killing jumpers for centuries. No reason why. No explanation for the ability. Bleh.
Millie gets involved. David and griffin team up, then break up, and David teleports Millie's apartment. Several times. And there's a bomb left somewhere. At least, I don't remember the bomb going off anywhere. I do remember a fight over the detonator.
In the end, Roland ends up in a hole in a canyon wall with no way out, David discovers that his mom is a paladin who loves him so much, she is willing to give him a head start, and he and Millie jump to somewhere warm.
The final word? Way too many loose ends. Why are there jumpers? Who are the paladins? Why are the paladins organized and the jumpers individuals? Why do all jumpers always go bad? Why is David different? Is David different? I give it 3 remotes out of 10. Not good. It might be worth the dollar theatre or a shared rental.
So, David can teleport. He finds out he can do it when he gets trapped under the ice of a frozen river. He's 15 years old, from a poor home situation, so he decides to leave. He uses his talent to steal from banks without opening the doors. We see that happen. Once. And we meet Roland, an agent for the NSA, no, the CIA, no, the IRS, no, really, a paladin, but we don't find that out till later.
Suddenly, it is 8 years later. Roland has tracked down David and tries to kill him.
And David teleports home to find his childhood crush, Millie. And he takes her to Rome. By plane. Where he is found by the paladins, and another jumper, Griffin. David is arrested. And escapes with the help of his long-lost mother whom he has not seen since he was five.
David convinces Griffin to become a team, fighting the paladins. There is a one line explanation that paladins have been killing jumpers for centuries. No reason why. No explanation for the ability. Bleh.
Millie gets involved. David and griffin team up, then break up, and David teleports Millie's apartment. Several times. And there's a bomb left somewhere. At least, I don't remember the bomb going off anywhere. I do remember a fight over the detonator.
In the end, Roland ends up in a hole in a canyon wall with no way out, David discovers that his mom is a paladin who loves him so much, she is willing to give him a head start, and he and Millie jump to somewhere warm.
The final word? Way too many loose ends. Why are there jumpers? Who are the paladins? Why are the paladins organized and the jumpers individuals? Why do all jumpers always go bad? Why is David different? Is David different? I give it 3 remotes out of 10. Not good. It might be worth the dollar theatre or a shared rental.
Posted: Sun - March 9, 2008 at 09:41 PM
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