Director: Paul Greengrass
Notable Cast: Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Julia Stiles, Riz Ahmed
Before I dig into this review for Jason Bourne, I would like to set up some context for my opinions
on the Bourne franchise. I don’t love
it to begin with. It’s overrated. I know, I know. Everyone that thinks it’s the
best action franchise in the last few decades is probably foaming at the mouth
right now, but I’ll stand my ground. The films have great moments and some
smart writing, but director Paul Greengrass undermines a lot of it with his
style which devours everything in full becoming a distraction. For Jason
Bourne, Greengrass comes back to help with writing duties along with
directing and brings Matt Damon back with him – ignoring the events of The Bourne Legacy in the mean time – and
delivers the most lackluster and incomprehensible Bourne film yet. Perhaps my expectations were lofty considering how
much I enjoyed the trailers leading up to it (which I’ll mention again in a second),
but Jason Bourne is a mess. Writing,
directing, narrative. It’s a goddamn mess.