Jumping Ship (2001)

That was an excellent one.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

The Lawrence Brothers are involved in another family project for the Disney company in Jumping Ship. The same two characters that Joey and Andy Lawrence played in Horse Sense are having some more adventures. If I may say so, some more serious adventures.In Horse Sense Joey was a cousin of Andy who helped save his cousin's ranch. But there he was only facing some business sharks. Some real sharks can be a problem as the cousins take a trip down under.Brother Matt joins them and his hair is dyed blond possibly to disguise a rather obvious family resemblance. He's a young charter boat captain and the boat isn't exactly Club Med type accommodations. That's because Joey's dad has put some limits on his free spending yuppie son. But on their Australian vacation, Joey and Andy attract the attention of some pirates who think that Joey might be worth a few bucks when he starts flashing money around.They all wind up on a deserted tropical island and have to fend for themselves and at this point the movie is a combination of The Admirable Crichton and Swiss Family Robinson. The Aussie and island scenery is quite lovely to behold and so are the two older Lawrence brothers. All in all a pleasant piece of viewing.

This movie was excellent! The storyline was original, the characters were different, and the acting was great. Seeing the Lawrence bros. together in a movie again was awesome, especially since it has been awhile. This movie made a great sequel to "Horse Sense" because it was so much different. Oh sure, Michael's still spoiled, but it still has a good lesson in it! Jumping Ship is a movie the whole family is sure to like.

Okay, Okay we all know that the trio of Lawrence brother's are a site to behold. They are all attractive, and talented to one degree or another. It is refreshing to see them not cast as brothers. But, this movie was not a very good offering from the Disney Channel. Over the top sensationalism. The though of Australian pirates, and asian guy with an Austrailian accent, the fake looking croc, "where did they get the spears", and cell phones would float. Okay, Okay rant over.David Lange does a mediocre job of directing this film. It seemed at times that he was more interested in filming the brother wet and shirtless than focusing on the story. If you can call the plot a story. Luck of the Irish still reigns as my favorite Made for TV Disney Channel movie. IT was original and unique. Horse Sense, was a much better movie than this, it's sequel. It was just too far out there. I don't know..I didn't like how the character of Michael reverted back to his snobby, bitch-boy beverly hills ways. He seemd to shed that in the first movie. Andy as Tommy gives a very flat, unworthy or the previous films character of tommy, performance. Matt Lawrence is the only one that seemed remotely interested in acting in this movie. And, that isn't saying much. 6 out of 10

Just wanted to say that the original movie Horse Sense is a better movie, but i'm glad to see all the brothers back again! It's a real treat for the whole family and it's just fun and a lot of action. For a Disney movie and being a sequel it's pretty good for t.v. Joey, Matt and Andy will be stars and will get great roles in the future! So keep up the great work guys. Ohh wait a minute the movie is about... Wait just watch the movie. It's fun and if you like the 1st movie you will like this one! Out of 4 stars I give it 3 stars.