Starring: Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Samuel L. Jackson, Rachel Bilson, Michael Rooker, AnnaSophia Robb, Max Thieriot, and Diane Lane.
The movie is about an ordinary guy who you feel sorry for at first, who learns he has power all to himself. However, he uses the power in a bad way, and faces the consequences that come his way.
Not much of a review is it? Part of me doesn't want to spoil it for those who have not seen it, part of me didn't understand the movie 100%, and part me felt that that's pretty much the plot right their.
Perhaps my hopes were set a little to high from not seeing a movie in ages, I just wanted to see something. So maybe instead of just letting my mind go blank and just watching it like that, maybe I expected a little to much.
The director Doug Liman, is known for films that I have not seen, it feels like he was teasing us the whole time, like just giving us this movie as an appetizer, and giving us the full meal for Jumper 2, which by the end, you pretty much get the feeling their will be a sequel. In another words, I guess you can say we were given enough, but were still left hungry for more.
The good things about the movie are that's it's short (Granted, to short), the action scenes are pretty good (The movie begins to pick up once Cox is fights Davey), and the Locations/photography is great.
But the bad, where to start? The plot just seemed to complicated for me, and seemed to "Jump" all over the place. The script, is mediocre at best, there's is no real memorable quotes in this film, if you ask me. The pacing was way to fast, you didn't have enough time to really understand the character's (Poor character development). But the thing that got me the most was all the pauses in between where actor's are supposed to speak. Hard to explain, really noticeable between David and Millie when they meet for the first time. They say a few things, then there's nothing for like 10-20 seconds, and then finally the scene ends or they finally speak. It's as if they are waiting for the director to yell "Cut". It doesn't happen the whole film, but when it does, you want to shout "Say Something, anything". But it seems the actor's where reading from a blank script, even a "Strange Weather Were Having This Time A Year" would have been something to break the silence. But again maybe I am being a little to hard on the film.
Now for the performances. It's said by everyone else that Jamie Bell stole the film. I would not go as far to say that, but he seems to be the only one in the cast having fun. You watch the movie and you can tell the he clearly is enjoying himself, and I'm sure better movie roles are in his future. But granted, Jamie is given all the good lines, and the focuses to much on his character, and not enough on anyone else's. So everyone else suffers from underdeveloped characters and dialog that they are given. Hayden, Samuel, and Diane, all household names in their own way aren't given much to do, so the movie does not do them justice.
More on Hayden Christensen. What can I say? I really feel sorry for the guy because all the crap he's been dealt from people. As a fan of his, that's what brought me to seeing movie. Considering what he was given, he did alright, but the film didn't offer anything new for him. Didn't challenge him. But this is one where he doesn't show off his Abs for the camera. He needs to work with director's that say "Okay, Hayden, I Want You To Lose Yourself, And Be One With Your Character." And not director's that go "Okay, Hayden Lose The Shirt, And Smile For The Camera". The man is more than just a pretty face, something a lot of people disagree on. Not his best performance by any means, not the best actor of our generation, but again he gave another performance where he dragged you in, and makes you wonder what he will do next.
Guess that's enough of a review. Overall, not bad, not good, just okay. Action movie fans probably won't be disappointed, just see the movie with an open mind. If you're a Hayden fan and want to see one of his newer movies, see this, but check out Awake first, you may end up enjoying that film more.
My rating: 5 out of 10 or ** out of **** stars.
The movie is about an ordinary guy who you feel sorry for at first, who learns he has power all to himself. However, he uses the power in a bad way, and faces the consequences that come his way.
Not much of a review is it? Part of me doesn't want to spoil it for those who have not seen it, part of me didn't understand the movie 100%, and part me felt that that's pretty much the plot right their.
Perhaps my hopes were set a little to high from not seeing a movie in ages, I just wanted to see something. So maybe instead of just letting my mind go blank and just watching it like that, maybe I expected a little to much.
The director Doug Liman, is known for films that I have not seen, it feels like he was teasing us the whole time, like just giving us this movie as an appetizer, and giving us the full meal for Jumper 2, which by the end, you pretty much get the feeling their will be a sequel. In another words, I guess you can say we were given enough, but were still left hungry for more.
The good things about the movie are that's it's short (Granted, to short), the action scenes are pretty good (The movie begins to pick up once Cox is fights Davey), and the Locations/photography is great.
But the bad, where to start? The plot just seemed to complicated for me, and seemed to "Jump" all over the place. The script, is mediocre at best, there's is no real memorable quotes in this film, if you ask me. The pacing was way to fast, you didn't have enough time to really understand the character's (Poor character development). But the thing that got me the most was all the pauses in between where actor's are supposed to speak. Hard to explain, really noticeable between David and Millie when they meet for the first time. They say a few things, then there's nothing for like 10-20 seconds, and then finally the scene ends or they finally speak. It's as if they are waiting for the director to yell "Cut". It doesn't happen the whole film, but when it does, you want to shout "Say Something, anything". But it seems the actor's where reading from a blank script, even a "Strange Weather Were Having This Time A Year" would have been something to break the silence. But again maybe I am being a little to hard on the film.
Now for the performances. It's said by everyone else that Jamie Bell stole the film. I would not go as far to say that, but he seems to be the only one in the cast having fun. You watch the movie and you can tell the he clearly is enjoying himself, and I'm sure better movie roles are in his future. But granted, Jamie is given all the good lines, and the focuses to much on his character, and not enough on anyone else's. So everyone else suffers from underdeveloped characters and dialog that they are given. Hayden, Samuel, and Diane, all household names in their own way aren't given much to do, so the movie does not do them justice.
More on Hayden Christensen. What can I say? I really feel sorry for the guy because all the crap he's been dealt from people. As a fan of his, that's what brought me to seeing movie. Considering what he was given, he did alright, but the film didn't offer anything new for him. Didn't challenge him. But this is one where he doesn't show off his Abs for the camera. He needs to work with director's that say "Okay, Hayden, I Want You To Lose Yourself, And Be One With Your Character." And not director's that go "Okay, Hayden Lose The Shirt, And Smile For The Camera". The man is more than just a pretty face, something a lot of people disagree on. Not his best performance by any means, not the best actor of our generation, but again he gave another performance where he dragged you in, and makes you wonder what he will do next.
Guess that's enough of a review. Overall, not bad, not good, just okay. Action movie fans probably won't be disappointed, just see the movie with an open mind. If you're a Hayden fan and want to see one of his newer movies, see this, but check out Awake first, you may end up enjoying that film more.
My rating: 5 out of 10 or ** out of **** stars.
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