On Friday, Bourne is back in Jason Bourne, with Damon back as well, alongside filmmaker Paul Greengrass. “Jason Bourne” is back, with a sack full of fuzzy memories and furious fists. “The thing is both of those are pretty tall orders due to the fact that Jason Bourne is a one man killing machine – a kind of ‘man with no name” for the 21st century.
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It’s been almost nine years since Central Intelligence Agency assassin Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) disappeared at the end of the “The Bourne Ultimatum”.
But even though Damon is returning to the role that helped make him a name at the box office, it’s a credit to the actor that he’s has had the career he’s had without ever really relying on the action genre. 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). Every decision to make a movie is really up for to the family.
Bourne’s internal struggle that fuels him to uncover the truth is done well, but the other three main stories just don’t cut it.
While appearing on Today to promote the latest installment of the Bourne franchise, Jason Bourne, the Oscar victor expressed his excitement in taking a small hiatus from the silver screen. In a world where every online action is catalogued and categorized, Jason Bourne doesn’t shy away from taking a critical eye to topics like social media and privacy.
Intellectually smart, this gritty spy film continues seamlessly from The Bourne Ultimatum and, en route, completely bypasses the blip of Jeremy Renner’s unconvincing The Bourne Legacy.
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But how hard was it for Damon to get back into top physical shape 14 years after the first film in the series? For more to know about the film stay tuned with us. It’s not a bad movie and Bourne fans will definitely enjoy a lot of the movie, but when it’s compared to the three far superior films in the franchise, it’s a letdown. I wish I knew his technique, having tried to fight my way from one press conference to another while every every single one of those 170,000 people had apparently made a decision to stand right in my way.
