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Mystery Team (2009)
I didn't get it
The gist of the movie is explained plenty in reviews before this one so I won't get into it. Instead I just wanted to throw in my two cents in an effort to help guide other IMDb visitors.
I picked up Mystery Team with a "free movie" coupon but I still feel like to wasted gas running out to pick it up. I made it through the first 20 minutes or so but man, it's really unwatchable. YouTube-length DERRICK comedy clips are great and I can appreciate the time and effort that go into them. The cast is great, the content is definitely original and they are generally hilarious. But the comedy just didn't translate to a full feature-length flick. Maybe things really picked up in the next hour?
Push (2009)
Jumper II?
20 minutes into this movie and I had to check IMDb to see if Push and Jumper were directed by the same person (they were not). The lack of story, lack of suspense, willingness of random characters to accept whatever was going on reminded me of the vague feeling I had watching Jumper.
Cool idea? Yes. Original story? Sort of. Random characters? Everywhere. Plot all over the place? Yeah. Unlimited gun clips? I've got to get one of those.
I should have watched the news instead of wasting 90 minutes on the DVD.
Jumper (2008)
Anywhere Is Possible. But you hang out in Detroit.
You have to power to go anywhere at any time, so what do you do? You take your high school crush from 8 years ago on a date. BTW, the last time she saw you, she thought you were killed but isn't the least bit surprised when you show up at her work. And that's just the beginning of this poor story.
It also doesn't faze you when you learn of your powers when you are 15. It's no big deal when you learn you are not the only one with this power. Or that you and your kind have been hunted for thousands of years! This movie could have been great. Intriguing premise, cool effects, the story could have gone ANYWHERE but director Doug Liman took us on a lame "first date". No love story, no heroism, no cliffhangers, no character development, no wow. Wait for the DVD.