Worst Actors of ‘08: #6

Hayden Christensen: Jumper

Whenever people bash Hayden Christensen’s work as Anakin Skywalker in the last two Star Wars prequels, I have to remind them that he was being directed by George “Actor Slayer” Lucas, who has the ability to turn the best performers into big blocks of wood.  Besides, Christensen delivered a strong performance in Shattered Glass as a disgraced journalist, so there’s clearly some talent beneath his vacant stare.  Unfortunately, he doesn’t do my argument any favors with his charisma-free turn as a rebellious teleporter in Jumper.  In fact, Christensen is so obnoxious, you actually root for bad guy Sam Jackson to succeed in killing him off.  Jumper is a terrible movie anyway, but the actor’s surly presence makes it even worse.

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