SYNOPSIS: 

David Rice (Hayden Christensen) discovers that he has an ability to teleport from one place to another. After living lavishly for so long as a jumper, he learns the hard way about the existence of an underground group that has been actively killing jumpers like him. 

Teleportation is like one of the powers that I most likely to choose if given choices and therefore, I sort of have a soft spot for this movie. I saw this movie when it first came out in 2008 and liked it and recently, I rewatched it and found myself still liking it. 

Reviews have been quite harsh on this movie particularly on the story development which I agree at some point. It starts interestingly with the introduction of David's life and how he first discovered his powers. Then, even more intriguing is the way he chooses to use his powers. The story falls flat when it comes to dealing with the conflict which is David dealing with his hunters - The Paladins. What I mean is, the story is rather boring and uninventive. A guy can teleport and because of that, he is being hunted by some people and he has to deal with it. I expected more from a science fiction. Yeah, rather than sci fi, this is more like an action movie with a bit of sci fi spice. 

Hayden Christensen is horrible in Star Wars and in this one, he is basically the same. Besides that, there is spark of chemistry between him and Rachel Bilson who plays Millie, David's love interest. I am more intrigued with Jamie Bell's character, Griffin because Jamie is such a better actor than Hayden. Samuel L Jackson? Well, as usual, he is a badass motherfucker. 

Okay, the story and acting are the minus points. Lets talk about the things that I like about this movie, okay? 

I like the action parts. I am a fan of action movies, after all. I think the scenes where the Paladins fight with the jumpers are cool. My favorite part is when Griffin fights Roland (Samuel L Jackson) and it is bombastic. 

I also like the visual effects. Yeah, I am a big fan of CGI. The effects of the jumps are cool to see and I love the way the jumpers conveniently teleport from one place to another. So awesome to see. 

All in all, this movie is good but only if you don't think too much about it and just enjoy it for its action scenes and visuals. The story can be hugely improved and I wish Hayden would act like how he does in Shattered Glass instead of Star Wars. 

3 out of 5 stars.