2008 · action · adventure · sci-fi
Jumper
Directed by Doug Liman1h 28m2008
David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers others like himself, David is thrust into a dangerous and bloodthirsty war while being hunted by a sinister and determined group of zealots who have sworn to destroy all Jumpers. Now, David’s extraordinary gift may be his only hope for survival!
Our read: Jumper (2008) reads as a neutral, breathless, inventive action · adventure · sci-fi entry — extreme in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, breathless, extreme action / adventure, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, epic, measured.
- kinetic
- extreme
- epic-stakes
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