Movie Review: Jumper
Overview: Jumper is a movie about a guy (Hayden Christensen) with the power to teleport instantly to any place he has a memory, or picture of. He soon learns how to control this power. He then gives into temptation and uses his new power for personal gain (not to give too much away). It turns out that there are other people with this power, and they are referred to as "Jumpers". These special people have been around since the middle ages. The "Paladins" have been trying to rid the world of the Jumpers. Samuel L. Jackson plays the part of a level 70 paladin, the top dawg.
The Good: I am somewhat impressed with the underlying story. A group a people with the power to teleport, and the villainous Paladins trying to take out all of the Jumpers. I like the idea of the Paladins chasing after these Jumpers as far back as the middle ages. That is moderately interesting. The special effects were not too bad either. The "Jump" scenes, and battles where the ability was used, were quite cool. Griffin, another "Jumper" was played by Jamie Bell. I thought that he did a pretty good job playing his part as the "more experienced badass Jumper". Aside from that... I can't say anything else positive about this movie.
The Bad: The movie was not well casted. I think that Hayden Christensen was simply not the right actor for the part he played. His character starts out as a shy, troubled teenager. He ends up as a cocky, over confident, a-hole; jumping around the world, and sleeping with random women. This would probably be fine if the actor playing the part could pull this off. I don't wish to totally rag on Hayden though... Star Wars: Episode 1-3 were great movies, and he played his part quite well. That was because the movie was well casted. On top of all that, I think that Samuel L. Jackson just wasn't into his role or something. He didn't yell enough... more than likely because there were no mother f*$%ing snakes on any mother f*$%ing planes this time around.
Verdict: Bad casting can kill a movie. "Jumper" is a perfect example. The actors casted are not bad actors, they just did not fit the parts the played. The story was not too bad, it had a good foundation for a decent action movie. They chose to build onto that foundation in the wrong way, and the end product is not up to code.
I give this movie 2 out of 5 rofls
The Good: I am somewhat impressed with the underlying story. A group a people with the power to teleport, and the villainous Paladins trying to take out all of the Jumpers. I like the idea of the Paladins chasing after these Jumpers as far back as the middle ages. That is moderately interesting. The special effects were not too bad either. The "Jump" scenes, and battles where the ability was used, were quite cool. Griffin, another "Jumper" was played by Jamie Bell. I thought that he did a pretty good job playing his part as the "more experienced badass Jumper". Aside from that... I can't say anything else positive about this movie.
The Bad: The movie was not well casted. I think that Hayden Christensen was simply not the right actor for the part he played. His character starts out as a shy, troubled teenager. He ends up as a cocky, over confident, a-hole; jumping around the world, and sleeping with random women. This would probably be fine if the actor playing the part could pull this off. I don't wish to totally rag on Hayden though... Star Wars: Episode 1-3 were great movies, and he played his part quite well. That was because the movie was well casted. On top of all that, I think that Samuel L. Jackson just wasn't into his role or something. He didn't yell enough... more than likely because there were no mother f*$%ing snakes on any mother f*$%ing planes this time around.
Verdict: Bad casting can kill a movie. "Jumper" is a perfect example. The actors casted are not bad actors, they just did not fit the parts the played. The story was not too bad, it had a good foundation for a decent action movie. They chose to build onto that foundation in the wrong way, and the end product is not up to code.
I give this movie 2 out of 5 rofls