Christopher WaldeckREVIEW: Jumper
April 27th 2008 10:50
After a genetic anomaly allows a young man (Christensen) to transport himself anywhere in the world, he soon discovers he is being chased by an unknown group of crusaders (Jackson) sworn to killing everyone of his kind throughout the past century. Christensen struggles to acknowledge the estranged relationship between him, his Dad and his absent Mother while at the same time trying to impress his childhood sweetheart (Bilson) with the added pressure of running from all he fears. He rapidly learns that there is no where to run, and he must face the demons he spent most of his life escaping.
The film Jumper reassesses the maturity of Hayden Christensen as an actor, since his career has stalled from playing Anakin Skywalker on Star Wars. This role was a positive step for Christensen, reaffirming to the world that he can play more then one character, a problem that Alex Guinness faced as Obi-Wan Kenobi however, there is still much work to be done for Christensen in gaining respect. Jackson was as usual a great asset to this film, inserting that star presence that could have being marketed a lot better then it was. Jackson was the icing on the cake of what was a very reasonable cast, playing the evil role with the style only he knows. One of the problems stopping this from becoming a good film was that it lacked a little more substance in the screenplay, the concept and the originality was on the right path though. Jumper is a film that is worth watching based on its originality and cast performances.
Travis Duncan
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