I've been so busy trying to fine tune thing thanks for the suggest How can such an interesting concept end up as such a boring movie? One reason: Hayden Christensen. Tags jumper. Adrienne Tyler Dec 8, Adrienne Tyler Sep 2, Robin Burks Jul 19, Kelli Mar 22, You can help us help kids by suggesting a diversity update.
Hero with "jumper" superpowers uses them to steal money from banks leaving IOUs , as well as travel the globe. Villains are determined to kill all jumpers. Girl needs saving. Lots of cartoonish violence that leaves characters with bloody lips or bedraggled hairstyles. The jumpers' teleporting typically involves whooshing wind, slamming into floors, and sometimes thunder and dark clouds. Fights feature slamming bodies against and through walls, punching, leaping, and falling.
Some shooting and exploding in one instance a building is ripped apart. An early scene shows a boy nearly drowning spooky underwater shots and then, at home, fearing his angry father. Electric voltage is used against jumpers, leaving them looking stressed and pained. Jumper-car chase shows car slamming into then driving through traffic.
A jump into a war zone shows soldiers shooting, fires, and explosions. Post-sex shot shows a woman in bed, her bottom covered but her back naked. A couple kisses passionately and pulls off their tops her bra remains on , as they fall from bed to floor laughing.
Language includes "s--t" one with "bull" and "f--k" infrequent , several uses of "hell," and one character repeatedly says "holy crap. Several scenes set in bars, with background drinking beer and liquor. David drinks beers in a bar; his father drinks beers repeatedly. Parents need to know that this sci-fi action adventure with Star Wars ' Hayden Christensen features lots of violence that appears to have little effect on victims.
The teleportation process causes abrupt ruptures in space and time and sometimes rams jumpers into walls or the ground. Fights show bodies slamming, falling, and crashing through walls, as well as gunfire and electric zapping. There are also explosions, a car chase, and a combat zone in the background. One scene suggests that sex has taken place a woman's naked back is visible in bed ; another shows a couple taking off their shirts her bra stays on and kissing.
Language includes "f--k," "s--t," and "hell. Add your rating See all 20 parent reviews. Add your rating See all 37 kid reviews. David Hayden Christensen is a jumper. At the outset of the film, it's unclear exactly how that happened, but what it means in practice is that he can teleport from place to place all over the globe, from the Sphinx to the Empire State Building.
More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. David Rice is a high school student in Ann Arbor, abandoned by his mother at five, living with his callous, alcoholic father, enamored with Millie, a fellow student, and picked on by at least one classmate. On a winter's day, while about to drown, he discovers he can transport himself instantaneously to anyplace on earth.
He runs away from home, goes to New York City, robs a bank vault, and comes to the attention of a shadowy group of government hunters. Eight years later, the hunters, led by the murderous Roland, get a fix on David.
He heads home, searches out Millie, invites her to travel with him, and only later realizes that Roland and his crew are seriously deadly. Is everyone close to David in danger? Action Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller. Rated PG for sequences of intense action violence, some language and brief sexuality. Did you know Edit. Trivia The crew was allowed to film inside the Roman Colosseum for three days, under three conditions: no equipment could be placed on the ground, they could only shoot from a.
Goofs After David teleports his father to the hospital, David's gray sweatshirt has blood on it. In the next shots, it's clean. Quotes David Rice : Why are you walking? Connections Edited into Armageddon in Effect User reviews Review.
Top review. A great idea, shame about the execution. Thats the question explored in Jumper, a film thats as fast and action packed as it is hollow and underdeveloped. The films theme of individuals who can vanish and reappear anywhere they choose is a great idea but its execution is a little weak in Jumper.
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