Jason Bourne

When The Bourne Identity was released to the world it was a genre changing film.  Similar to The Matrix, Rocky, Raiders of the Lost Ark and countless others throughout history, the film revisited a repetitious genre and gave it the boost it needed.  The sequels, Supremacy and Ultimatum only strengthened the hold that Jason Bourne had on the Action/Thriller genre.

Films like Taken and The Daniel Craig Bond Series were heavily influenced by Paul Greengrass and his film styles.  Several others tried to adopt this style and failed miserably (included in this list is The Bourne Legacy)

So 14 years after the first film was released, Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass (who previously said there would never be another Bourne) decided to make another Bourne film.  Excited by the team up, I was looking forward to a genre re-defining product,  Giving the genre another well boosted kick to launch the next series of copy cat films.

I think Mr Greengrass went down the route that my Dad takes with DIY, "If it's not broken, then why try fix it".  Admittedly, this is a reasonable stance to take, The Bourne films work, and they work well.   Some say that each of the original trilogy films just get better and better with each outing.  The action is intensified, the chase scenes are exhilarating and the constant cat and mouse feel is superb....but it has all been done before.

Jason Bourne is a thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable film.  A worthy successor to the Bourne helm, and I left the cinema happy that I had witnessed this rip ride tour of Europe and America with Mr Damon and his almost mute anti-hero.  Alicia Vikander is superb (although her accent falters throughout) and it is always a delight to see Julia Stiles in any film

I was in similar thoughts to Jeremy from CinemaSins last year, and although I am happy that Jason Bourne was made, I think it is either time to leave the franchise as strong as it is or do something genre defining again in the future