Generally I liked this movie. It has a great cast and while not quite as good a performance as the 1st 3, Damon did OK. I liked the effort to tie together the other movies and the slight twist of the father being involved.
But the camera work killed it for my wife and I. She got dizzy and I got an upset stomach. Tommy Lee Jones said it all in the interview. "The camera never stops moving". While this is the latest trend in film making, we hate it. I think this is cheap "in the face" action as you can not see anything clearly. I have to say it is clearly geared for the younger generation, which grew up on video games with the very fast scene switching constantly. I gave up games years ago because of the seasickness. Yes, I am a baby boomer. So since I am on the way out, I have to suffer the new trends as best I can.
The movie is rated 6.7 at time of my review which is way below the 10/10/10 of the trilogy and even the 8 of the Legacy. It falls down in not being quite true to the spirit of the originals with very tight clear cut action. Giggling cameras and tight shots may be easier to make a good take, cheaply, but make for very poor action. Back up and hold the camera still and show us how skillful the scene unfolds. Watch Jackie Chan. I actually thought they got a different director and camera operator to make the movie, it was so different.
The required car chase and multiple destruction is getting old but I guess it fits a little. One thing I could never understand in the trilogy is why Bourne never does much in the way of disguise. A baseball cap is the best we get. Simple paper wads in the mouth make the computer face recognition fail, as do glasses, lipstick, eyebrow pencil,etc. Very easy to acquire and apply and shows sophistication worthy of JB. It would have helped the movie at little cost.
The updating to more modern computer era was good but not too well done in my book. My suspension of belief was nearly lost on the "prediction of escape route" scene. I could have lived with it if the rest of the movie was better. And too bad Nicky is dead.
I gave the movie 6 out of 10, just barley above average, and I was very disappointed. I would have given it less but I like the trilogy+1, the cast, the relatively decent story and usually the director. The obvious last scene setting up for a new movie looked like a cheap ad. If they make it, I hope they go back to the old style. Lock down that stupid camera.
But the camera work killed it for my wife and I. She got dizzy and I got an upset stomach. Tommy Lee Jones said it all in the interview. "The camera never stops moving". While this is the latest trend in film making, we hate it. I think this is cheap "in the face" action as you can not see anything clearly. I have to say it is clearly geared for the younger generation, which grew up on video games with the very fast scene switching constantly. I gave up games years ago because of the seasickness. Yes, I am a baby boomer. So since I am on the way out, I have to suffer the new trends as best I can.
The movie is rated 6.7 at time of my review which is way below the 10/10/10 of the trilogy and even the 8 of the Legacy. It falls down in not being quite true to the spirit of the originals with very tight clear cut action. Giggling cameras and tight shots may be easier to make a good take, cheaply, but make for very poor action. Back up and hold the camera still and show us how skillful the scene unfolds. Watch Jackie Chan. I actually thought they got a different director and camera operator to make the movie, it was so different.
The required car chase and multiple destruction is getting old but I guess it fits a little. One thing I could never understand in the trilogy is why Bourne never does much in the way of disguise. A baseball cap is the best we get. Simple paper wads in the mouth make the computer face recognition fail, as do glasses, lipstick, eyebrow pencil,etc. Very easy to acquire and apply and shows sophistication worthy of JB. It would have helped the movie at little cost.
The updating to more modern computer era was good but not too well done in my book. My suspension of belief was nearly lost on the "prediction of escape route" scene. I could have lived with it if the rest of the movie was better. And too bad Nicky is dead.
I gave the movie 6 out of 10, just barley above average, and I was very disappointed. I would have given it less but I like the trilogy+1, the cast, the relatively decent story and usually the director. The obvious last scene setting up for a new movie looked like a cheap ad. If they make it, I hope they go back to the old style. Lock down that stupid camera.