Jason Bourne - Movie Review

Jason Bourne is directed by Paul Greengrass, the original director of The Bourne Trilogy. He returns once again with Matt Damon for the fourth story of Jason Bourne (Bourne Legacy is excluded as is does not contribute anything from the original trilogy).

Without going into any spoilers Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is once again trying to uncover more secrets from his past. This time around he finds out more personal information which leads him to go out on a revenge path to uncover certain elements that happened and who was responsible. The start of the movie begins very strong with a motorcycle chase during a riot. This start of the movie is very fast paced and hooks you instantly. Other aspects also
happen during this opening which hooks you emotionally if you have been following the original trilogy. You learn about more aspects and motivations of certain characters like Tommy Lee Jones and AliciaVikander. Afterward, that's when the real plot of the film begins.

There is this subplot within the film that revolves this new social media app launching and people are very concern with privacy issues. The problem with this fourth entry, which for me is the worst of the Matt Damon Bournes is the story itself is very convoluted. One of the biggest aspects of these Bourne films is the action sequences, which it does deliver. Especially the Motorbike chase at the start, a car chase
and an excellent fight sequence. So it wasn't the action that disappointed me, but the overall story because it was not that interesting like in the past films. This movie is mainly a revenge story not just from Bourne, but from the villain as well which adds something to the overall movie. The entire story is around this new social media app and the person launching it drags the film down every time it is mentioned or brought up.

This film should have been much better, rather than it just being good. The directing is amazing, with great performances from Matt Daman and the rest of the cast. Also, the stunt and fighting sequences are spectacular and are some of the best fight sequences I have seen this year. This film shouldn't have been just a great action movie but also have a great story and that's what I feel drives down action films mostly today as they concentrate more on the action then the overall story. One of the reasons why I really liked Mad Max: Fury Road last year was because it had a great blend of practical action and a compelling story. There were moments where they could have steered this movie into a better direction, but because of the plot revolving around the social media app, it drags the story down, again and again, when it's brought up.

Overall, I really enjoyed this film from an action point of view. Compared to the other Bourne films in the trilogy it is the weakest of the four by far. This film is at least good with fantastic action scenes and strong performances from the actors. The overall plot was what dragged the movie down and it could have been a more intriguing story than it could have been.

That why I'm going to give Jason bourne a C+.

I was very excited for this film, there were loads os aspects I liked but was let down by the main story. This film should have been much better if you take into account the talent and the direction of the previous three.