The “Jason Bourne” star opened up about his hectic work schedule during an appearance on the “Today” show on Thursday. It’s clearly why we had that longing when we see him grace the screen again in “Jason Bourne”.
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After he is pulled out of hiding, Jason Bourne (played by the reliable, yet little spoken, Matt Damon) is given new information about his past that makes him go on the hunt against the Central Intelligence Agency. If you have seen any of the previous Bourne films (check out our retrospective on all the films), not only do you know his name, but you know this movie as well. Numerous plans Bourne hatches to escape situations are still smart and engaging.
Of course, now that he and Greengrass are back in action, questions are swirling about whether they’ll make another Bourne movie together. Damon speaks a mere twenty-five lines of dialogue as he kicks, punches and crash-boom-bangs his way through this spy thriller, letting the action do the talking.
Matt Damon punches his way back into movie theaters this weekend with Jason Bourne, bringing about the flawless time to revisit the original Bourne trilogy (we’ll pretend the one with Jeremy Renner and “chems” doesn’t exist). When an old Central Intelligence Agency ally turned hacker (Julia Stiles) suggests she’s found information about a new “Black Ops” program run by sinister Central Intelligence Agency chief Robert Dewey (Tommy Lee Jones), as well as details that Bourne’s own father (Gregg Henry) may have been involved in the original program, Bourne is reluctantly pulled back into service. Damon also got back into great physical shape to portray the mid-life ex-assassin who has been living in rough remote areas as an underground prize fighter to make a living and survive.
For 45 minutes or so, “Jason Bourne” is a dizzying combination of quick action and chase sequences.
Add the trademark hair-raising auto chases and ingeniously choreographed fight scenes, marrying beautifully with a complex and politically relevant globe-trotting plot, and you have another classic Bourne film. Bringing back Damon and Greengrass was smart, but even they couldn’t help certain elements of the movie. They even made a decent spin-off in 2012.
Bourne then goes on quest to find the people responsible and exact his revenge. I’d never accuse anyone of doing something just for the money, but in a lot of ways this appears like a paycheck job for Damon, Greengrass, and the like (Jones and Vikander especially are given very little to do).
Chris Van Vliet: “After the last movie that you did, you said you weren’t interested in playing Jason Bourne again. We just need to know more about what he’s fighting for”.
“Jason Bourne has already given us a hero who transcends two dimensions”.
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MPAA rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and brief strong language.
