What did Ebert and Roeper give "Jumper"?!


Question: Richard Roeper and guest critic AO Scott reviewed it. They both found the idea to be clever, but the film as a whole to be a stinker.


Answers: Richard Roeper and guest critic AO Scott reviewed it. They both found the idea to be clever, but the film as a whole to be a stinker.

I don't think they saw the movie. I tried to look it up earlier. I don't blame them. That guy cannot act. At least that is what the reviews are saying.

I saw Jumper yesterday, it was ok......not what I expected, although a few good actors.

Saw the movie myself. Not the type that I'd watch again. Not really an interesting movie plot. The only thing interesting there was their powers to jump from one dimension to another. But other than that, it's a lullaby for me.

Roeper, and the critic that is standing in for Roger Ebert, while he is recovering from an illness, both gave this movie a thumbs down. I normally don't agree with the critics, but in this case I have to wholeheartedly concur. I saw Jumper and it has to be one of the most boring science fiction films to come out in the past few years. The action scenes are fairly simplistic and do not elicit any excitement in the viewer. These scenes consist of a few quick edits, with minor CGI work, that takes the main character from one place on the globe to another, instanteously.

The plot, whatever little of it there is, is banal. A good half hour of the this 90 minute film is wasted just showing the protagonist teleporting from one place to another. There isn't enough of a back story for you to relate to any of the characters, much less develop any empathy for them. No explanation is given as to how the main character became endowed with the powers that he has, and what is even more disappointing is that no history is given to bring any understanding to the audience of why "jumpers" like the main character are being killed by "paladins". Hayden Christensen's lifeless performance as Anakin Skywalker seemed like an Oscar worthy performance compared to his even more stiff performance here. Samuel L. Jackson's explosive persona was not even used in this film. Speaking of wasted talent, the beautiful Diane Lane was only introduced in two brief scenes in the film.

In short, this movie is simply not worth seeing. The plot for the movie is so simplisitic it can be written on a paper napkin, the characters are so one dimensional that they could be played by anyone, and the action and special effects are so amateurish, given the standards we have today, that they could have been done for a movie that had straight to DVD written all over it. Jumper is so mediocre that you will forget about it once you walk away from the theatre.



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