![]() ![]() The music was conducted by Brett Weymark and performed by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. It’s got a fairly grounded Soundtrack using a few choice tunes of the day and scored by John Powell ( Face Off, Shrek, The Bourne Supremacy, Mr & Mrs Smith, Hancock….). The same retraction stretches to the obligatory “testing the powers montage”. It’s not only satisfying to watch but it isn’t drawn out. This does, however set up the first use of Davids powers and a sort-of-origin-story nicely so I retract that criticism willingly. My main criticism of the film comes early on in the runtime, targeting a slightly cliched bully scene. The rules are explained to us with very little exposition and the narration is sparse. From the beginning the audience is led by the hand into the world of Jumper. It’s one of those films that doesn’t exactly slap you in the face but is enjoyable nonetheless. I must have seen this one a dozen times already. Jumper is loosely based on the 1992 novel of the same name by author Steven Gould. After discovering this ability he is persued by a secret society intent on killing him. The film follows a young man (David Rice, played by Max Thieriot/Hayden Christensen) who is capable of teleporting to any location he can visualize. ![]() ![]() It’s a sci-fi action adventure film and here’s a spoiler-free review of it! Universally panned and unfairly labelled a flop ($225 million return on a budget of $85 million – whatever), JUMPER is more than just an item of clothing you throw on in colder circumstances. ![]()
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