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Jumper Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  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.

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• 50

  out of 100

  VarietyBrian Lowry

  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.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

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

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust

  Jumper is all high concept with little invested in characters or story.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen

  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.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  A barely coherent genre mishmash.

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• 0

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  Jumper, based on the novel by Steven Gould, re-defines -- downward -- the notion of dreadful. It does so by dispensing with everything a movie needs for a shot at being merely awful. Dramatic development? None. Entertaining dialogue? Ditto. Internal logic? Puhleez. Intriguing characters? No characters, thus no intrigue. Interesting performances? Essentially none, though with an asterisk.

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