Jumper: a movie review
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I just treated myself to one of the $5 movies you can see at AMC theaters. They offer them at that price if you see a movie that begins before noon on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or holiday. I dropped my daughter off at her school this morning, did some errands at Target (the after Valentines’s Day 50% markdowns) and then popped on over to see Jumper.
The first thing I will say is that is like no other movie I have ever seen. I suppose it fits best under the header of Science Fiction, but it’s cool and earthy and easy to follow. I loved Samuel L. Jackson in his role as Roland, even though I would have loved to know the WHY behind his milk-white hair. Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson were OK, I suppose, but they were boring versions of their younger selves, which were played by Max Thieriot and AnnaSophia Robb (who you may have loved as Leslie in Bridge to Terabithia, which I also reviewed). It would have perhaps been a better film if they had just found a way to make these two young actors play older and hold onto the roles.
Jumper plays a little on the common fantasy of being able to teleport. What would you do if you had that power? I think we relate to the Jumpers, because many of us have thought about being able to jump around in space. There is the added dimension that might not play into the common fantasy, though, that of the Paladins who are out to kill all of the Jumpers. Simple plot, really, but entertaining all together. It is not hardcore SciFi. You never really find out WHY Jumpers jump or Paladins hunt Jumpers. You just accept the concept and enjoy the story.
Watch for a grown up Billy Elliot, as Jamie Bell steals every scene he is in while in the role of Griffin.
It’s a pretty clean movie. There is no real nudity and the sex is more than muted. There is some violence, but it’s never graphic. And, while there is some language, it more toned down than most action films. It’s fairly family friendly, though I would not bring my own 5-year-old. She would just plain not understand the plot.
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