Jason Bourne (2016)

Purely Joyful Movie!

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

I think matt is a great actor - but sold out on this one. i think he should donate all his fees to charity.tommy lee jones all i would say is men in black the fugitve the homesman and u do this crap.both you guys are brilliant and you must have a few bob - dont sell out again. your public need you

I don't get the hate for this film. It was fun, with plenty of cool fights and two absolutely incredible car chases (one in Greece and one in Las Vegas, where Matt Damon and Vincent Cassel practically demolish the Strip). Director Paul Greengrass's notorious shaky-cam shots were toned down substantially by my reckoning; I could always tell what was going on, and the direction was quite straightforward. If anything, THAT's the issue with "Jason Bourne": it's kinda plain, kind of "been there, done that." Absolutely nothing unique or original happens in terms of plot, and there even seems to be a bit of retconning going on in an effort to add more secrets to Bourne's past. There's a halfhearted attempt to add some metaphorical meat to this mostly empty-headed action romp by inserting actor Riz Ahmed into the proceedings; he's a Mark Zuckerberg-type who secretly received funding from CIA goon Tommy Lee Jones when his company was just a startup. This subplot ultimately goes nowhere, providing only a facile, skin-deep exploration of privacy and security themes that were explored far better in previous Bourne flicks (especially "The Bourne Ultimatum").I do agree with critics that Tommy Lee Jones's performance is listless and flat, even though it's possible that he's just trying to portray the character as calm and unperturbed under pressure. It's still disappointing, given the fantastic government spooks who have hounded Jason Bourne in previous movies: Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Joan Allen, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn. Those actors were giving it their all; hard to believe Tommy Lee Jones is here.Alicia Vikander is cool though, sorta-kinda taking Julia Stiles's place as the new young CIA upstart working to track Bourne down. I liked her performance a lot - supremely driven and confident. And Vincent Cassel plays the Asset, an expert assassin tasked with helping the CIA take Bourne down; he plays it straight, and perfectly sells his character as a remorseless killer.At the end of the day, this is an average action movie. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, and yeah - it's weaker than previous Bourne films. But it's hardly the travesty some people have made it out to be. If they do another one, the filmmakers would be wise to get really ambitious and do something truly original - not just with the action setpieces, but with the plot and story as well.

Wonderful suspence, intrique, lots of plot twists, high octane action...all that I love about the Bourne movies. This did NOT disappoint and belongs along side all the other wonderful movies that Matt has given us! With maturity Matt has improved (he is NOT fat and without energy, jitter) and still has it in spades! Here is a talented actor with delightful nuaunces and skill! Alicia is convincing and talented, and rates my favorite support actress/actor of this movie. The characters are developed and believable and though Tommy Lee is older than dirt he still delivers a most satisfying perfromance (evil as hell). The DVD cover got it right...THE BEST YET! I almost forgot, great cinematography and music score too! I will disregard ALL future reviews by jitter and the other belly achers here because of there very poor assessment of this wonderful movie! Don't believe them! Don't miss this one, and spend a most enjoyable 2+ hours being well entertained! I think IMDb got the rating wrong. Compared to other movies it should be an 8! I'm giving it a 9!

An awful disappointment compared to The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, even The Bourne Ultimatum, which I thought was a tired retread with no heart. Legacy was also much better.Mr. Damon, you waited far too long.