Review of Jason Bourne (2016) by Jacob B — 17 Apr 2018
A rehash of the classic trilogy with most of the new characters just being carbon copies of those from the aforementioned trilogy (where the hell is Pamela Landy?) whilst even coming off as kinda lazy.
Matt Damon has only 25 lines in the entire thing. Though the silent protagonist thing he's got going on does help represent his state of loneliness. One thing that bothered me, like everyone else, is that they used Matt Damon's audition footage for a live-action One Punch Man movie in the trailer and commercials but in the actual movie, it's shot at a different angle.
Was not amused. The action is not that bad and the shaky cam isn't the nuisance it was in The Hunger Games or even in The Bourne Supremacy. Go easy on the cuts though, Greengrass. Matt Damon as the titular character is always a good thing.
But the story, though I know they're trying, about Bourne's post-amnesiac daddy issues in a world set in the aftermath of the Edward Snowden NSA hacks of 2013, just didn't catch my attention as much than in the Ludlum adaptations.
Jason Bourne didn't turn out as well as we'd expected but one thing I genuinely believe is that at least it's better than Legacy.
This review of Jason Bourne (2016) was written by Jacob B on 17 Apr 2018.
Jason Bourne has generally received positive reviews.
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