Friday, June 28, 2019

Jason Bourne (2016)


Matt Damon returns in the role of Jason Bourne in the fifth film in the franchise.  In it, Jason recovers his memories and is unwilling dragged back into the mess when the government tracks him down to kill him.  There's a few other plot threads going in centering on the theme of keeping the project a secret.  Surprisingly, the CIA Director is painted as the villain going to whatever lengths necessary, and some questionable decisions, to kill everyone in the way.  As always, it is always interesting to see how Jason manages to escape despite being at a disadvantage, but there were more than a few times where he just comes off as lucky.  The tension continues throughout most of the film but gives way to full on action sequences during the climax.  The climax kind of clashed with the rest of the film being a lot more flashy such as the car chase scene where not a damn was given and cars were being rammed and then thrown all over the place.  Jason Bourne, while still good, doesn't truly give a satisfying return, and conclusion, to the character.
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