Jason Bourne

— If you’re a “real” Bourne fan and can forget “The Bourne Legacy”, you’ll like it. Matt Damon’s back along with Julia Stiles and more pieces of the puzzle are revealed even as Bourne’s amnesia persists. Like previous installments, the film is pretty much a continual chase and the audience is comfortable rooting for the trained killer over the CIA. Previous installments were based on Robert Ludlum novels and this one suffers from only being based on those characters. There are decidedly fewer twists and turns as the writers spend more time making sure they’ve set things up for additional films in the franchise to follow. It would be more satisfying with a bit of intrigue, with some agenda other than an unknowing Bourne being chased by unknowing spies whose knowing supervisor is privy to past secrets. Meanwhile, Damon is holding up well at age 45; I don't think there will be a need to title one of the films “Wheelchair Bourne” for several more years.

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[2016. 133 min. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, and Julia Stiles.]
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