Jason Bourne (2016)

Jason Bourne returns after 9 years in a brand new thriller fronted once again by Paul 'Handheld or GTFO' Greengrass. Prior to seeing this movie I watched the first three Bourne films (Legacy don't matter) for the first time, now I quite enjoyed them all (see previous post) and was interested to see what we would get 9 years on in this latest outing. Turns out it's all pretty much the same thing again, that's not to say that its bad, the film is actually pretty decent overall, it just doesn't bring anything new or super interesting to the table. The acting is sold overall as per usual with some strong additions to the cast including Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel and Tommy Lee Jones and the story is pretty decent but lacking the same dramatic impact as the previous films. Action is also aright but largely forgettable, plagued by its 'signature' handheld shaky style.
Film kind of just goes through the motions and slowly starts to pick up towards the end, definitely the weakest of the actual Bourne films, struggling to escape from a formula that's just a little tiresome, a thriller thats all in all just fine. ***