Genre:
Science Fiction
Theatrical Release: 02/14/2008(USA)
Release Date: 01/01/2001
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time:
Flags: Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
Following up his blockbuster
action hit
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, director
Doug Liman turns to an entirely new genre --
sci-fi -- for this tale of an underground world of teleporters. Based on the novel by
Steven Gould,
Jumper concerns
David (
Hayden Christensen), a young man who quite literally wills himself away from his grim family life by teleporting to another place with the power of his mind. Years later,
David is using his powers to raid bank vaults, seduce girls in London, lunch on the pyramids, and surf in Fiji. But he soon discovers that he is not the only one bestowed with this unique gift, and all is not well in the world of jumpers. There are people out there, such as
Roland (
Samuel L. Jackson), who view jumpers as a threat to all humankind, and have made it their mission in life to eliminate them. After jumping back to Michigan to get reacquainted with his long lost love,
Millie (
Rachel Bilson),
David makes the acquaintance of experienced jumper
Griffin (
Jamie Bell). Informed by
Griffin of a secret between jumpers and a shadowy group that seeks to destroy them, the pair soon finds themselves facing off against a legion of murderous opponents who won't stop fighting until every last jumper has been eliminated. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
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