| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Hayden Christensen | ... | David Rice | |
| Jamie Bell | ... | Griffin | |
| Rachel Bilson | ... | Millie | |
| Diane Lane | ... | Mary Rice | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Roland | |
| Michael Rooker | ... | William Rice | |
| AnnaSophia Robb | ... | Young Millie (as Annasophia Robb) | |
| Max Thieriot | ... | Young David | |
| Jesse James | ... | Young Mark | |
| Tom Hulce | ... | Mr. Bowker | |
| Kristen Stewart | ... | Sophie | |
| Teddy Dunn | ... | Mark Kobold | |
| Barbara Garrick | ... | Ellen | |
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Michael Winther | ... | Day Bank Manager |
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Massimiliano Pazzaglia | ... | Italian Desk Cop |
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? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
For some reason, somewhere/when/one in Hollywood decided that 90 minutes was the optimal length a movie should be. Even in superlative films like LOTR and The GodFathers, there are always people bitching about it being too long. This is an issue that drives me nuts because JUMPER really needed another half hour or so to provide exposition, and answer questions that remain unanswered due to this inane 90 minute time limit. All in all, an interesting plot, decent acting, cool locations, very thin in development. Realistically, this is a film for those of us who can shut off expectations and simply enjoy some widely improbable events. An art-house film it is not, nor does it try to be, to its credit. I would really like to see a sequel to this film, as the storyline has been established, and I seriously doubt my semi-Rant about movie lengths will change anything.
An enjoyable premise, I just wish it had more time to develop.....