Jason Bourne
Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 29, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
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Mixed or average reviews based on 50 Critic Reviews
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19
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26
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranJul 28, 2016
Made with a palpable sense of urgency, this tense, propulsive motion picture is a model of what mainstream entertainment can be like when everything goes right. Read full review
100
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallJul 28, 2016
What could be a cash grab turns out to be the series' finest chapter, with the same piano-wire tension plus a narrative clarity lacking before. Read full review
95
TheWrapRobert AbeleJul 26, 2016
This fourth entry after a nine-year break for Damon and Greengrass should represent, for those ready and able to separate popcorn mayhem from the grim realities of world headlines, a bruising and exhilarating ride. Read full review
88
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJul 28, 2016
Despite regurgitating elements from the founding trilogy, Jason Bourne represents the best the series has yet offered. Read full review
88
Rolling StonePeter TraversJul 28, 2016
Through it all, Damon keeps us glued to the war going on inside Bourne's head. It's a brilliantly implosive performance; he owns the role and the movie. It's a tense, twisty mindbender anchored by something no computer can generate: soul. Read full review
88
St. Louis Post-DispatchCalvin WilsonJul 28, 2016
Working from a screenplay that he co-wrote with Christopher Rouse, director Paul Greengrass has come up with a post-Snowden film that delivers nonstop thrills. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJul 27, 2016
Jason Bourne is the best action thriller of the year so far, with a half-dozen terrific chase sequences and fight scenes. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattJul 26, 2016
Director Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips, United 93) has always had a taste for the topical and political, and his third Bourne outing augments the usual truth-and-justice talking points with a strenuously current nod to digital privacy issues via a Zuckerberg-like social-media mogul (Riz Ahmed). If anything, he underplays those assets, shorting deeper story development for exotic zip codes, bang-up fisticuffs, and adrenalized chase scenes. Read full review
80
EmpireJimi FamurewaJul 26, 2016
Yes, Jason Bourne basically amounts to a trio of action set-pieces elegantly strung together. But who really cares when they’re this impressive? Read full review
80
VarietyPeter DebrugeJul 26, 2016
This explosive reunion between Damon and director Paul Greengrass further reveals key secrets about Bourne’s origins, bringing its lethal protagonist as close as he’s ever likely to get to total recall. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerJul 29, 2016
Other welcome faces include Alicia Vikander as a CIA analyst who has a better bead on Bourne than her superiors; Julia Stiles, in a repeat appearance as the spy’s former contact; and Riz Ahmed as a Silicon Valley billionaire. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJul 27, 2016
At its best Jason Bourne crackles with professionalism; at its worst, it's rehashing greatest hits (as in, "assassinations") from earlier films, with a lavish budget. Read full review
70
Screen DailyTim GriersonJul 26, 2016
Its smooth efficiency offers plenty of sturdy pleasures. What’s missing are the emotional underpinnings that made these movies not just top-flight action vehicles but also stirringly soulful. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyJul 26, 2016
Up until a narratively implausible and logistically ridiculous climactic motorcycle chase through Vegas that feels like a sop to the Fast & Furious crowd, Jason Bourne is an engrossing re-immersion in the violent and mysterious world of Matt Damon's shadowy secret op. Read full review
67
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezJul 26, 2016
For all its problems, Bourne is still thrilling and an undoubtedly engrossing action film thanks to its taut construction. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaJul 28, 2016
The tradecraft is there, the film craft is there, but the craftiness of a great concept is gone. Any way Bourne can go through Treadstone again? Read full review
63
New York PostKyle SmithJul 28, 2016
I love the series, but Jason Bourne is the worst of the five. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy BurrJul 28, 2016
It exists for no other reason than that people like Matt Damon, they like him as this character, and the producers know audiences are willing to see more of him. Read full review
63
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldJul 27, 2016
The movie gets lost in its focus on flash and speed, and forgets about the man — and the fine, quiet actor — at its center. Read full review
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