Jumper

If I could teleport, I wouldn't have to write about this movie, I could just come discuss it with each of you, and then be back home in time for dinner. Of course I probably would have been tempted to teleport to watch "No Country For Old Men" again for a while, then over to Carl's Jr. for some waffle fries, then to Hawaii for a little attempt at surfing, then back to the movie theater to quietly and respctfully sit through the closing credits before teleporting back home to get a good night's rest. The filmmakers here bite off a little more than they can chew. So far we've seen teleporters in "X-Men" 2 and "The Matrix Reloaded", which used the technique to enhance the action of their respective movies. Here we follow the life of a teleporter and what seems to be an idea full of possibilities turns out to be rather boring. Now I'm not saying it wasn't fun to watch, it's just that there is so much more that could be done with this idea, and here they only scratched the surface. I want ot see a movie where the teleporter truly struggles with the slow pace of life around him. Perhaps a cultural comparison could be made between teleporters and modern technology like cell phones and the interent. Are we really saving time or making life easier with these inventions?
Even with the fact that my imagination surpasses what "Jumper" delivered, I should say that Anikan did a good job with the material, and the chemistry and visual style were entertaining, making this a fun movie, maybe its best quality is that it can spark ideas and conversations.