This is the latest in a series of action films. If you've seen the others, you will know what is going on, I guess. But if, like me, this is your first Bourne film, you'll spend the first half of the film trying to figure out what's happening.
Jason Bourne is a man who has been through some sort of covert CIA programme which has gone wrong. Now the CIA are out to kill him. But Bourne, as usual in these sorts of action/paranoia films, has some near superhuman powers. For example, he can knock out any opponent with a single punch.
So the bad guys are out to get him before he can get them, resulting in the usual chases and mayhem. There are chases overground, underground, by car, by motorcycle, by a SWAT van that would put a tank to shame...(I wish I could get one of those for my daily commute!)
The action scenes are very well directed, and keep you excited despite the clichéd plot. The music, too, is excellent, and keeps the tension up without getting in the way. And it's nice to see Tommy Lee Jones, one of the few Hollywood actors who's not afraid to look ugly.
For those who have seen previous Bourne films, this is probably an 8 out of 10, maybe even a 9 out of 10. But for newcomers, it rates only a 6.
Jason Bourne is a man who has been through some sort of covert CIA programme which has gone wrong. Now the CIA are out to kill him. But Bourne, as usual in these sorts of action/paranoia films, has some near superhuman powers. For example, he can knock out any opponent with a single punch.
So the bad guys are out to get him before he can get them, resulting in the usual chases and mayhem. There are chases overground, underground, by car, by motorcycle, by a SWAT van that would put a tank to shame...(I wish I could get one of those for my daily commute!)
The action scenes are very well directed, and keep you excited despite the clichéd plot. The music, too, is excellent, and keeps the tension up without getting in the way. And it's nice to see Tommy Lee Jones, one of the few Hollywood actors who's not afraid to look ugly.
For those who have seen previous Bourne films, this is probably an 8 out of 10, maybe even a 9 out of 10. But for newcomers, it rates only a 6.