Jason Bourne
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The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.
What critics thought
The fifth Bourne film lands in mixed territory: audiences responded more warmly than critics, who were split over whether the film justifies its own existence. Greengrass's kinetic action craft is largely intact, but many reviewers felt the story barely advances from where the trilogy left off, with characters who remain thin and a digital-age conspiracy angle that functions more as window dressing than genuine substance.
“Jason Bourne is a completely unnecessary sequel that barely moves along the plot from the third movie. And after what a Big Deal it was in The Bourne Legacy that no one could find Jason Bourne, it does feel a bit weird that the return of Jason Bourne seems so anticlimactic.”
Mike Ryan·Uproxx
“Jason Bourne has a passable plot and a couple of pulsating sequences, which already makes it better than the majority of action movies. But in the context of its predecessors, that isn't good enough, the new movie never fully escaping the shadow of that previous trilogy, and making you question the wisdom of drawing Bourne back out of the shadows at all.”
Chris Tilly·IGN
“unfortunately, then, the film ends on a flat, unimpressive note, as well as with the realization that, no matter how much time we've spent with them, the characters remain utterly one-dimensional”
Todd McCarthy·The Hollywood Reporter
“Jason Bourne is the best action thriller of the year so far, with a half-dozen terrific chase sequences and fight scenes. At one point the action swings to Vegas, and while some of what transpires is almost cartoonishly over-the-top, it's great fun.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“[t]his is perhaps the most striking feature of Jason Bourne: Virtually all the major characters—good, bad and in-between—work for the same organization, at least on a consulting basis. There are dark whispers about external threats, and invocations of the tension between security and privacy in the digital age, but geopolitics and technology are scaffolding for what is essentially a movie about human resources challenges in a large bureaucracy.”
A. O. Scott·The New York Times
Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Paul GreengrassDirector
Matt DamonJason Bourne
Tommy Lee JonesCIA Director Robert Dewey
Alicia VikanderHeather Lee
Vincent CasselAsset
Julia StilesNicky Parsons
Riz AhmedAaron Kalloor
Ato EssandohCraig Jeffers
Scott ShepherdDirector NI Edwin Russell
Bill CampMalcolm Smith
Vinzenz KieferChristian Dassault
Stephen KunkenBaumen
Ben StylianouGreek Van Driver
John PowellComposer
David BuckleyComposer
Christopher RouseWriter
Barry AckroydCinematographyJason Bourne
The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.
What critics thought
The fifth Bourne film lands in mixed territory: audiences responded more warmly than critics, who were split over whether the film justifies its own existence. Greengrass's kinetic action craft is largely intact, but many reviewers felt the story barely advances from where the trilogy left off, with characters who remain thin and a digital-age conspiracy angle that functions more as window dressing than genuine substance.
“Jason Bourne is a completely unnecessary sequel that barely moves along the plot from the third movie. And after what a Big Deal it was in The Bourne Legacy that no one could find Jason Bourne, it does feel a bit weird that the return of Jason Bourne seems so anticlimactic.”
Mike Ryan·Uproxx
“Jason Bourne has a passable plot and a couple of pulsating sequences, which already makes it better than the majority of action movies. But in the context of its predecessors, that isn't good enough, the new movie never fully escaping the shadow of that previous trilogy, and making you question the wisdom of drawing Bourne back out of the shadows at all.”
Chris Tilly·IGN
“unfortunately, then, the film ends on a flat, unimpressive note, as well as with the realization that, no matter how much time we've spent with them, the characters remain utterly one-dimensional”
Todd McCarthy·The Hollywood Reporter
“Jason Bourne is the best action thriller of the year so far, with a half-dozen terrific chase sequences and fight scenes. At one point the action swings to Vegas, and while some of what transpires is almost cartoonishly over-the-top, it's great fun.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“[t]his is perhaps the most striking feature of Jason Bourne: Virtually all the major characters—good, bad and in-between—work for the same organization, at least on a consulting basis. There are dark whispers about external threats, and invocations of the tension between security and privacy in the digital age, but geopolitics and technology are scaffolding for what is essentially a movie about human resources challenges in a large bureaucracy.”
A. O. Scott·The New York Times
Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Paul GreengrassDirectorMatt DamonJason BourneTommy Lee JonesCIA Director Robert DeweyAlicia VikanderHeather LeeVincent CasselAssetJulia StilesNicky ParsonsRiz AhmedAaron KalloorAto EssandohCraig JeffersScott ShepherdDirector NI Edwin RussellBill CampMalcolm SmithVinzenz KieferChristian DassaultStephen KunkenBaumenBen StylianouGreek Van DriverJohn PowellComposerDavid BuckleyComposerChristopher RouseWriterBarry AckroydCinematographyRent & Buy