To our mind, the teaser trailer for Doug Liman's Jumper had some terrific ideas and a nicely unglossy aesthetic. And the new full-length trailer, here, confirms our hope that this could be the surprise action hit of next year.
Its look and tone feel halfway between X-Men and the Bourne movies, which is a pretty nice place to be, filmically. Those would fit, since the movie is about a young man (Hayden Christensen) with freak powers of teleportation who finds himself pursued by a mysterious force, in the shape of Samuel L Jackson, looking a little like a less serene Mr Miyagi.
The storytelling in the trailer is still a little confusing (what exactly is it that Christensen's doing that is so terrible?), but that jumping effect is flawless and it looks like its being put to great action use. Liman's one of the most underrated action directors working today (yeah, we know some of you hated Mr and Mrs Smith) and we hope this maintains his winning streak.