Even the most fierce action movies can be the most insipid. I make this statement after watching the widely acclaimed, hotly awaited culmination of the Bourne series: The Bourne Ultimatum.
There’s a big conspiracy inside the greatest intelligence agency of thrillerland, the white collared heads are actually the masked evil men; the patriot runs, hunted…using the skills he was trained to use against his masters this time, he is looking for redemption, his long lost love….... he wins, the bad guys go to jail. That’s the story in it’s infinite detail including all the plot twists and turns. Execute the story in about 20 reels and you have one of the most boring thrillers released this year.
Fine, there is Matt Damon who does justice to his role, acts well, makes the right faces at the right times but sadly it fails to click. The director’s coveted thrill does not precipitate to the audience, no matter how well Jason (Matt) fights, shoots or makes love.
But it’s not all bad; there are a few sequences that are well shot, especially in Morocco; that make up for the badly executed story. The general feel of the movie has sunk some really good acting by Joan Allen and David Startharin.
In all the movie is not worth spending a hundred bucks. 20 would do just fine for the DVD rent, and that too only when you’ve seen the first two movies of the series.
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