Jumper (2008)

	Directed by: Doug Liman	COUNTRY USA GENRE Science Fiction/Action NORWEGIAN TITLE Jumper RUNNING TIME 88 minutes
	Produced by: Lucas Foster Simon Kinberg Stacy Maes Jay Sanders
	Written by (based on the novel by Steven Gould): David S. Goyer Jim Uhls Simon Kinberg

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
David Rice	Hayden Christensen	½
Rolan	Samuel L. Jackson	½
Mary Rice	Diane Lane	½
Griffin	Jamie Bell	½
Millie	Rachel Bilson	½
William Rice	Michael Rooker
Mr. Bowker	Tom Hulce
Sophie	Kristen Stewart
Mark Kobold	Teddy Dunn

Review

Like many post-Matrix sci/fi-action movies, Jumper is made with the intention of showing off the ideas and technical possibilities it spawns rather than exploring said possibilities from the point of view of the story. That means that this is a film that won't work if you ask too many questions. It's a roller-coaster ride with an infantile charm and attraction – indeed, who hasn't dreamt of having David Rice's talent? – though with a plot structure as customary as this, your own fantasy will likely be more advanced than the script by the team of Goyer, Uhls, and Kinberg. There's an abundance of images depicting teleporting, yet surprisingly few thoughts on the matter. Whatever reach director Doug Liman goes for, it is purely geographical. And the monotonous Hayden Christensen cannot breathe life into what should have been a fun way of living – until he gets help from the enjoyable Jamie Bell. In other roles, Samuel L. Jackson once again makes as little as he can out of another stock character. Dying his hair just isn't enough.