Don’t be fooled — this is no superhero flick. Forget super, this immature man is not even a hero, just a confused boy who tries to sound and act grown-up to impress his high-school sweetheart while trying to deal with his new found abilities. If Jumper was meant to be a coming-of-age movie, surely they cut out the part where our ‘jumper’ shows maturity.  However, if it’s supposed to be an action movie, you’ve hit the jackpot.

We’ve seen enough of the Nightcrawler on X Men 2, but not enough of his teleporting. Here, that is all you can see, along with some great added bonuses.

After a freak accident at school, 15-year-old David (Christiansen) learns that he can bend the space/time continuum and teleport. He uses this new-found ability to run away from home and make a living robbing banks in New York. He lives a cushy life as a ‘jumper’ till some jumper-hunting Paladins led by Roland (Jackson) try to snare him. David runs back home with his tail between his legs, grabs his high-school sweetheart Millie (Bilson) and runs away to Rome.There he meets a rebel jumper Griffin (Bell) who instructs him in the art of ‘jumping’. But the Paladins are hot on his trail and David must do all he can to save himself and Millie, while uncovering secrets from his part about his missing mother as well.

Forget the script — this loosely bound tale by writers David S Goyer, Jim Uhls and Simon Kinberg is too weak to hold up the action.

Even Hayden Christiansen, Samuel L Jackson and Rachel Bilson give lukewarm performances. It is surprising to see Oscar nominee Diane Lane in a deadpan blink-and-miss role. Only Jamie Bell manages to keep the interest alive. His fiery performance as a manic ‘jumper’ will keep you both laughing and gripping the front seat in excitement. And it is for Jamie that the best action scenes are reserved. Both ‘jumpers’ poof in and out at record speed, bringing with them fire-breathing weapons, trucks, wagons and even London’s double-decker buses.

Visual effects gurus from R!OT, Hydraulx and WetaDigital haven’t left any loophole open; kudos to them for that.

Let’s face it, the ‘jumping’ in Jumper is way too cool and you must watch the movie for that. Now if only they had given it a more sophisticated name...