It was basically a good solid movie that will keep you entertained to the end. "JUMPER" was not exactly the best action film or movie adaptation I had ever seen. But at least the story did not end in an abrupt manner that had left many moviegoers feeling slightly puzzled. However, I do wish they had cleared up two matters - 1) the fate of David Rice's father after the latter had been assaulted by Cox and 2) the fate of David's former nemesis - high school bully Mark, after David had left him in a jail. But it seems a little clear that the writers have set up a possible sequel in case the movie proves to be successful. Mind you, I believe that the movie could have been a little longer than 90 minutes. As fantastic as teleportation seems, it can actually happen in the real world. Goyer, Jim Uhls and Simon Kinberg did a pretty good job with their adaptation. The movie Jumper, has a hero with the extraordinary power to teleport anywhere on Earth by imagining the place he wants to go. But I must admit that screenwriters David S. And Hollywood - along with other film industries around the world - have rarely been capable of creating a completely faithful adaptation of a literary source. Judging from what I had read about Gould's novel, I can see that the film adaptation was not completely faithful. By the way, the film's ending featured an appearance of Kristen Stewart at least nine months before the release of another 2008 film, "TWILIGHT". The movie also featured solid performances by Diane Lane, Michael Rooker, Max Thieriot, and Teddy Dunn. These religious fanatics believed that people like Christensen and Bell had no right to such abilities. Jackson was particularly scary as Roland Cox, the bounty hunter (also called a Paladin) who belonged to an organization that did not approve of teleporters or "Jumpers". I have to admit there were times I could not understand Bell's Scottish accent, but at least he gave an entertaining, yet flashy performance. The only thing they had in common was the. ![]() The biggest surprise is that this book was nothing like the movie. Christensen had good chemistry with his co-stars, Rachel Bilson and Jamie Bell. Teleportation movies and books are always fun. ![]() His experiences with the Paladins forced him to finally grow up. He went on to describe quantum teleportation, extra dimensions in space-time and the nature of subatomic particle entanglement, but members of the audience had come to see 'Jumper' and were. Hayden Christensen (dubbed "wooden" by the critics) gave a subtle, yet entertaining performance as an immature young man named David Rice, who had spent eight years without any parental supervision or a mentor. Liman did a good job in keeping the narrative interesting and well paced. Yet, lo and behold, I ended up enjoying "JUMPER" more than I had expected. When the film was released in February 2008, the critics' response had been lukewarm. I had never read Gould's novel and the sequels that followed. I really did not know what to expect of this movie when I first saw it ten years ago. ![]() Doug Liman directed this film adaptation of Steven Gould's 1992 science-fiction thriller about a young man who discovers that he has a teleportation ability as a teenager and finds himself the target of a group of bounty hunters known as Paladins.
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