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On Jumper

Posted By Philip Palmer On 5th March 2008 @ 12:18 In Screen Writing, Science Fiction | 2 Comments

Great film! See it.

Imagine if you could travel anywhere, whenever you wanted.

It's that simple really. A science fiction extrapolation of the back-packer's wanderlust.  You can travel to London, Rome, and Egypt - and still be home in time to watch your favourite show on telly.

There are villains, rather good ones, if dubiously motivated; and Samuel L. Jackson plays a bad guy with a scary haircut. But the real conflict is between two Jumpers, who bicker and end up having a fist fight that zaps exhilaratingly from location to location.

It's a film that has no resonance, and leaves no lasting insights or profundities in the mind. It's just - zap - zap - zap - great fun.

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