I haven't realized the coolness of the power of teleportation until this movie. The only teleporting superhero I know is Nightcrawler of the X-Men. He has a devil's appearance and can be a member of the Blue Man group. No wonder I never thought about it.
From the director of the Jason Bourne series (Bourne Identity, Bourne Supremacy, Bourne Ultimatum) and the "infamous" "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," Doug Liman takes you to a world wherein you can be in Cairo and then in Tokyo in a heartbeat.
David Rice (Hayden Christensen) was a geeky teenager hopelessly in love with Millie (Rachel Bilson), a popular girl in school. After an incident involving Millie and a bully, David discovered that he can teleport when he fell under thin ice and landed accidentally in the school library. Since then, he never looked back. He robbed a bank and lived the high life. Today in London, the next day surfing in some tropical island. Life was easy.
David's world turned upside down when Roland (Samuel L. Jackson) and the a secret group called the Paladin appears in his flat. Roland had discovered that David was behind an unsolved bank heist and hunted him down. David eluded him, but Roland vowed to kill him.
David soon discovers the price to pay for his "gift," the existence of fellow Jumpers, and the truth about his mother's disappearance. He also finds a chance to revisit his relationship with Millie, the girl he'd always wanted.
The movie as a whole is good. I'll look beyond Hayden Christen (still has remnants of the Anakin Skywalker acting) or the fact that Rachel Bilson was put there to attract the guys. The bottom line is the story is very very cool. There's the sets ... Pyramids of Egypt, Big Ben in London, Streets of Tokyo, Ayer's Rock in Australia ... amazing.
I believe there will be a second movie as the end is sort of hanging. It's begging for a sequel, which I will look out for.
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