Review of Jason Bourne (2016) by Ginak — 31 Jul 2016

An entertaining but ultimately disappointing film. For me, the first problem was not enough of Julia Styles and too much of Alicia Vikander, who lacks the range and presence of Joan Allen. Or maybe the problem was that the night before I watched The Bourne Ultimatum.

I was only supposed to stay for the first sequence, which I always find harrowing, but ended up watching the whole film. How do you repeat a classic? Matt Damon, who is beginning to convince me that he is a great actor, was excellent as always (he keeps up a standard of excellence as Bourne similar to the way Daniel Craig does as Bond regardless of the quality of the individual films in the series), but I felt Greengrass fell short – too much demolition derby and not enough creativity.

Tommy Lee Jones also gave a flat performance, in my opinion, which was another disappointment. But if you are a fan of the series, this chapter is worth your time.