Jumper

I was at the premier screening of Jumper on Tuesday night. I kinda liked the movie (but then again, as a friend mentioned, "kau tengok semua movie kau cakap best!" haha! what to do, I am easily amused what). I liked the movie, with a simple premise: A genetic abnormality allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between 'Jumpers' and 'Paladins' who have sworn to kill them.

So this guy David Rice (played by Hayden Christensen) can actually teleport wherever he likes at will. He kinda discovered his power when he was 15 (although he actually first did it when he was 5) and lived a good life, before knowing that there are people hot on his heels. Oh, and I can't help myself from quietly (but loud enough for my friends to hear) say out, "yatta!" when he first teleported hahahaha!

He eventually met another 'jumper' - a British dude by the name of Griffin (played by Jamie Bell). Speaking of Jamie, he was the boy in Billy Elliot! That boy who danced! Woohoo!

The movie was fast-paced, but it was kinda short though, it was only like 10:30 pm when the movie ended! :P It was great to see various locations all over the world - Egypt, Tokyo, London, Toronto, US, Rome, etc.

This movie is based on the novel by Steven Gould, and apparently there's another book called Jumper: Griffin's Story which is based on the other character.

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