Everyone’s favorite forgetful CIA agent is back. I’m not even sure if this is number four or number five, and it really doesn’t matter. Because this is how a franchise works, I suppose. If you’ve seen one Bourne film, you might just as well have seen this one too.
Jason Bourne is on the run, again; and he’s struggling to remember details of his murky past, again. There’s a nameless and almost faceless unsavory character on his trail, again. The CIA is developing a shady new espionage program, again. And of course, there’s a dubious good-guy playing a corrupt CIA chief, again, only this time around Tommy Lee Jones is perfect in this role.
There’s plenty of foot-chases and motor-cycle chases and riot-filled streets in Athens and London. In fact, there’s so much of all kinds of chases, and for such extended durations, that it all feels like a big blur, and by the time one chase is over, you’ve almost forgotten what it was for in the first place, but you don’t have too much time to reflect on this because the next chase has started up again.
Okay, so, you get the picture. You’ve basically seen all of this before. When the franchise first came out, we were all thrilled with the character and the story, but with the passage of time, Jason Bourne, the character, has gotten tired and predictable, and dare I say it, somewhat dreary. Matt Damon was born for this, we know that for a fact. And he does not disappoint, only he’s gotten a lot of grays in his hair, and his face is weathered with time.
But when you’re a Bourne fan, you know you have to go see for yourself. Which is exactly what I did.
