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Jumper (2008)

★★★ — Jumper (2008)

Jumper is based on Steven Gould's 1992 science fiction novel of the same name, which had accumulated a modest cult following in the years before Hollywood came calling. Doug Liman directed, arriving off the back of Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) and the original Bourne Identity (2002), two films that had established him as a reliable hand with kinetic, effects-heavy action. The film reunites him with producer Lucas Foster and lands firmly in the mid-2000s boom for comic-book-adjacent blockbusters, studios keen to establish new franchises wherever they could find them. Hayden Christensen was still carrying the weight of the Star Wars prequels at this point, and Jumper was a conscious attempt to reframe him as a lead outside that shadow. A sequel was planned but never materialised.

Actually slightly above average. Jumper is a decent enough sci-fi adventure that never quite hits the heights it could have. The effects are actually really solid, and the concept (teleportation) is genuinely one of the coolest powers to see brought to life on screen. Let’s be honest, it’s everyone’s secret favourite superpower along with invisibility. The story itself is a little lacking though, and the whole thing feels like it needed one more good rewrite to properly land. Hayden Christensen gets a lot of hate but honestly, that's mostly just leftover resentment from Star Wars fans of the time. He's perfectly fine here. It's just a case of a great idea not quite making it to a great film.

Rating: ★★★ | Year: 2008 | Watched: 2025-04-27

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