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Created Mar 10, 2008 01:01AM PST • Edited Mar 10, 2008 01:01AM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Bad 1.0

   This movie was like watching a bad run of episodes of the TV show Lost – too many questions and not enough answers. The difference is on Lost, at least we know eventually everything will make sense. At least more than it does now. Jumper never will. Even if the two sequels planned ever get made. The danger of telling a story over three movies is like telling any story; you have to grab them early.

   The movie lives up to its name though, because the story is all over the place.

4. Acting

   Pretty Bad 1.5

   You don’t go to a movie like this for the acting, but it is worth mentioning that Jamie Bell is by far the best part. If I was a jumper and had a friend that could do the same thing, I’d want him there to hang out with. Sam Jackson is underused and reduced to a bad comic book character. That makes more sense explaining why he looked like a poor man’s Wesley Snipes from Demolition Man. I will say though, life sized cutout of Anakin Skywalker they used in the movie is a lot more mobile than I expected from a piece of cardboard.

5. Male Stars Pretty Bad 1.5

6. Female Stars Pretty Bad 1.5

7. Female Costars Pretty Bad 1.5

8. Male Costars Pretty Bad 1.5

10. Film

    Barely OK 2.0

11. Direction Barely OK 2.0

12. Play Barely OK 2.0

13. Music Barely OK 2.0

14. Visuals Barely OK 2.0
15. Content

16. Edge

    Sordid 2.9

17. Sex Erotic 2.9

18. Violence Brutal 2.9

19. Rudeness Profane 2.9

21. Reality

    Supernatural 3.2

22. Circumstantial Supernatural 3.2

23. Biological Supernatural 3.2

24. Physical Supernatural 3.2