Review of Jump!

I will admit I'm prejudiced because I adore Ben Silverstone but really, he is one of only a few actors who always becomes the person he is playing. Contrary to one other review, this was not awful, there were no wooden performances. I do agree that it spoils the movie a bit to open in 1950 and go backwards but this is only relevant if you realize who Phillipe Halsman was, which I assume most people including me, would not. Patrick Swayze was incredible too, an unexpected pleasure that he could do so well in a dramatic role. I'm not Jewish, but I don't think it can be said enough that blind prejudice & hate can have awful consequences for both the victims and instigators. The world never seems to learn this. PLEASE DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE - It was never explained why they cut off the head of the victim and presented it as evidence in court; nor why it was preserved for 60 years. Possibly since Halsman himself never spoke about it and probably he himself didn't know a lot of why the authorities did certain things ; the movie must have contained a certain amount of conjecture.