Jumper Critic Reviews

Liman applies the same frenetic approach to action scenes that made "The Bourne Identity" such an engaging and exciting affair.Read the full review

Director Doug Liman churns out a serviceable sci-fi thriller/videogame template that plays like "The Matrix Lite" and, finally, isn't nearly as cool as its trailer.Read the full review

Jumper is all high concept with little invested in characters or story.Read the full review

It's difficult to know whom to root for.Read the full review

It doesn't help that the performances are bland (particularly those of Christensen and Bilson) and that what comes out of their mouths is uninspired. Short on imagination and anchored by a wan hero, Jumper is a flight of fancy that never fully takes off.Read the full review

But what can you do with Hayden Christensen? He's as close as we have to an android actor. It's all a chore for him. He never looks sufficiently scared, impressed, or surprised by any of this.Read the full review

Goes south as a sci-fi film.Read the full review

Liman, for all his craft, doesn't have enough FUN with the premise.Read the full review

Jumper proves disappointingly inert. All the state-of-the-art visual effects in the world can't compensate for spotty plotting and bland characters that prevent an intriguing premise from going the distance.Read the full review