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2morovianNov 22, 2016

As is normal for Hollywood, they won't won't let a franchise die until it's so bad, it's an embarrassment. This utter waste of celluloid isn't worth watching and for those who actually enjoyed and appreciated the first or third Bourne film,As is normal for Hollywood, they won't won't let a franchise die until it's so bad, it's an embarrassment. This utter waste of celluloid isn't worth watching and for those who actually enjoyed and appreciated the first or third Bourne film, this is an insult. Don't let yourself be dragged into this pointless mess. It's also proof positive that actors and actresses have no morality at all when it comes to quality in film. Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones and Vincent Cassel, you should all be ashamed. In order to maintain the status of a good or even a great actor, you can't prostitute yourself. You are totally diminished by this crap.… Expand

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steddyeDec 2, 2016

Can't watch camera shake abuse. Please stop use this technique. During intense action scenes is tollerable but while people are talnking or simply walking I don't think is necessary. Damn I really wanted to watch it.

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qamasterSep 18, 2016

So-so movie. very mediocre. too many stamps. too stereotyped. nothing new. no intrigue. not cause tension. not quite true. previous series have been made much more interesting.

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GetDaRekM8Aug 28, 2016

This is probably the most boring 2 hour movie i have ever seen. For an Action film, i really don't see any action in this film at all. The majority of the film is just drama filled conversations which don't seem to to have a point.

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StanleyKubrickAug 18, 2016

This is not only the worst "Bourne" film to date, it's simply one of the worst sequels ever made. Why did this happen? Because there is no reason for this movie to exist. There is nothing more to tell in the "Bourne" universe. The screenplayThis is not only the worst "Bourne" film to date, it's simply one of the worst sequels ever made. Why did this happen? Because there is no reason for this movie to exist. There is nothing more to tell in the "Bourne" universe. The screenplay is childish and ridiculous in places. Tommy Lee Jones does a baddy again, like we've seen him doing 100times before. Alicia Vikander should have never been cast as a top CIA member. Cassel is O.K., but barely has any lines. Greengrass & Damon sold out with this lazy movie. Please, stop milking "Bourne" to death.… Expand

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namelessJul 29, 2016

I love Jason Bourne movies. Will watch them over and over again. As good as Greengrass was with the first 2 movies he is that bad here. It is absurd, absurd, absurd. Plot holes that completely sabotage the audience's ability to empathize andI love Jason Bourne movies. Will watch them over and over again. As good as Greengrass was with the first 2 movies he is that bad here. It is absurd, absurd, absurd. Plot holes that completely sabotage the audience's ability to empathize and stay with the story. It gets ridiculous!!! The last big scene just goes on and on. I'm thinking that after shooting it anybody with a brain would have cut it but since they spent so much money if they didn't use it then the studio would second guess his future films.
Watch this movie on cable so you can fast forward. The last 2 minute scene is the best, everything else just becomes repetitive and believe it or not... boring. I was watching the clock at one point. Matt Damon is as good as ever but this movie does not work!!!… Expand

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game_overJul 30, 2016

Matt Damon is as good as ever, but the plot and pacing were lackluster (at best). They tried way to hard to make an exciting movie and ended up with a frenetic mess. I was actually bored during the climatic and waaaaay too long final actionMatt Damon is as good as ever, but the plot and pacing were lackluster (at best). They tried way to hard to make an exciting movie and ended up with a frenetic mess. I was actually bored during the climatic and waaaaay too long final action scene. If I was at home I would have turned off the movie half way through.… Expand

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yosupAug 8, 2016

this was sad follow-up to the Bourne series..an incomprehensible story..the action sequences were beyond preposterous..couldn't wait for the credits to start rolling..as the people were leaving the theater there was loud grumbling about thisthis was sad follow-up to the Bourne series..an incomprehensible story..the action sequences were beyond preposterous..couldn't wait for the credits to start rolling..as the people were leaving the theater there was loud grumbling about this sad excuse for a Bourne movie..wanted my money back… Expand

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JoannaStellingAug 8, 2016

This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Not only is the editing frenetic, way over the top and confusing, there is such a thin plot, so overstuffed with special effects and people walking around different citites glaring at eachThis is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Not only is the editing frenetic, way over the top and confusing, there is such a thin plot, so overstuffed with special effects and people walking around different citites glaring at each other and stalking each other, that it's almost ludicrous. The "motivation" for poor Jason iis a story that has been told so many times before, in so many other movies, that it just produces a sigh of annoyance when it is finally revealed. If you want headache inducing quick cuts, over real character (Jason has been reduced to some kind of superhuman robot who seemingly can't be killed). Matt Damon has become two dimensional and the director gives him nothing to act against. There is good, there is evil. There is violence, there is some tension, but whoever thinks that watching a computer download files over and over again while someone stares at the screen, should rethink what is inherently dramatic. In one early scene, which seems never to end, we have rioting, fires, chases, shooting, treachery, death, injury, the obligatory car chases, helicopters, glaring (again) evil people, grim (again) good people. This overstuffed sandwich induces nausea. We see Jason in Greece, fighting, being stalked by the evil people. We see Jason in Berlin, fighting and being stalked by the evil people. We see Jason in London, fighting, and being stalked by the evil people. If bigger is better, you'll like this movie. If you don't care about real plot, real character, or true dramatic tension, you'll like this movie. For me, no more Jason Bourne.… Expand

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MrSouffleAug 6, 2016

Everything about this movie, besides its production value, felt phoned in. This movie felt like a direct-to-DVD sequel that somehow got the green light as a major film. The silver lining is that I laughed a lot. The hacking scenes wereEverything about this movie, besides its production value, felt phoned in. This movie felt like a direct-to-DVD sequel that somehow got the green light as a major film. The silver lining is that I laughed a lot. The hacking scenes were clearly written by people who couldn't even be bothered to Google what hacking is like (actual line: "Use SQL to corrupt their database!"); the motivations for every character were paper-thin; the car chase ventured into Fast & Furious territory without being nearly as imaginative and self-aware as those films. Many of the performances, from normally-capable actors, even felt wooden, like nobody's heart was in it. It also felt like they took shaky-cam to a whole new level, but maybe I'm just getting old. I loved the Bourne trilogy; I mildly enjoyed Legacy. This movie was surprisingly and hilariously bad.… Expand

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coronetrt1967Aug 8, 2016

I am so tired of the shaky camera. Even when showing a text on a cell phone apparently the ground is shaking. I wonder if that's just a method to make the actual fight sequences easier to perform since they can hide the what's actuallyI am so tired of the shaky camera. Even when showing a text on a cell phone apparently the ground is shaking. I wonder if that's just a method to make the actual fight sequences easier to perform since they can hide the what's actually happening.

By the way, how can the SWAT truck plow through 30 cars with such energy that they fly into the air, but it is stopped by 3 rows of slot machines?… Expand

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kevinjc13Aug 8, 2016

It was a typical action movie. Which isn't the spirit of the Bourne franchise at all. The only thing missing was your typical damsel in distress that the protagonist macho man has to save. The movie wasn't clever, jason bourne is just aIt was a typical action movie. Which isn't the spirit of the Bourne franchise at all. The only thing missing was your typical damsel in distress that the protagonist macho man has to save. The movie wasn't clever, jason bourne is just a vindictive killer and the ending was anti-climactic. The CIA parts were cringe-worthy, that's all I can say about them. Typical futuristic Tony Stark computers with actors clacking away at keyboards basically doing magic. "People don't know how hacking and computers work! Just throw some big words, crazy animations and make it look cool and you got yourself a dank hacking scene!" Also, the worst line in the film had to be, "it's worse than Snowden." Like what the hell? What CIA agent talks like this? What makes it quantifiably worse than Snowden? Oh right, you just wanted to throw some smart hacker dudes' name in there to sound smart and cool. That's all this movie is... It's trying to be smart, suspenseful and cool but a little thinking allows you to see right through it.. It's a basic action film with a basic plot, basic characters, and basic storytelling. Also, prepare to be nauseated by all the shaky-cam bullsh*t this film uses to cover up bad stuntwork and editing... The entire film looks like it was filmed by a 6 year old with an iphone strapped to his forehead.… Expand

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CorinaZAug 18, 2016

So idiot it made me laugh. Nothing of the charm of the previous Bourne movies. The only good things: images of Athens from above.Fortunately, it is so noisy that there are no chances to get asleep.

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foxgroveJul 29, 2016

Aside from Alicia Vikander’s nicely textured performance this is the tried and not so trusted formula as before aimed squarely at audiences who prefer their movies indecipherably action packed, rather than intelligently scripted. If you wantAside from Alicia Vikander’s nicely textured performance this is the tried and not so trusted formula as before aimed squarely at audiences who prefer their movies indecipherably action packed, rather than intelligently scripted. If you want action; you got it. You want messy and frenetic editing? you got it. You want global city hopping? you got it. You want a slight, over extended and ludicrous story? you got it. You want fake tension? you got it. You want an insistently pounding score adding nothing to that fake tension? you got it. You want entertainment? Really! Well tough s*** cause you ain’t got it! Copy That!… Expand

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AxeTJul 31, 2016

Besides the recycled wafer thin plot and dumb sub comic book dialogue, this thing is shot and edited so poorly the people responsible prove unfit to be crafting feature films much less big budget Hollywood blockbusters. It is an injusticeBesides the recycled wafer thin plot and dumb sub comic book dialogue, this thing is shot and edited so poorly the people responsible prove unfit to be crafting feature films much less big budget Hollywood blockbusters. It is an injustice the incompetent director is allowed to make movies. His signature style was used to appropriate effect in "United 93" and somehow didn't ruin the excellent "Captain Phillips" (10 rating here), but that may be because that was not an action movie and Greengrass didn't have justification to warrant going overboard on the visceral moving cam - cut to ribbons bull---- style of his. Also an important factor is that real events re-created is an entirely different frame of mind than big dumb popcorn fiction like this movie, which no matter how much phony reality is artificially injected into the moviemaking, we all never forget this s---- is all play pretend time make believe. Whatever the case, this idiot is a menace to cinemas most of the time. Nobody in power bothers to really question the s----- style. Not the studio monkeys, not the producers, not the stars. All a herd of sheep producing pure manure that only fertilizes their jackass egos, certainly not the audience. Kinetic action does not require shaky dumbed down cell phone quality documentary vérité. The eye doesn't even truly ever see that way no matter how jostled. Nor does the audience deserve to be paying admission to only be annoyed and sickened by it! This already passé style of cinematic action doesn't raise the bar, it lowers it idiots! It's incoherent and unintelligible! You can't even tell what's going on most of the time! And it's easier to manufacture this kind of bs handheld photography and anything goes editorial. Total junk!
By comparison, the first movie in the series made by others and without this s--- style was good (7 rating) and the last one also directed by another without this s--- style and with a different lead actor was marginal but not infuriating (maybe a 5).

Damon though a very good actor and maybe very solid person in life is simply not likable enough a personality on screen to have ever become a real movie star. Disagree with that, but he just isn't in the same league as movie stars past which points to a larger issue at the movies today.

What an excruciating, unbearable soulless bore! For all the nonsense stupid style trying to liven things up, this movie could not be more dead on arrival. The only reason it rates 2 here is because it does get even worse as we know.… Expand

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DeletedForMoneySep 3, 2016

AHAHA
Oh my god and THIS gets more rating than Suicide Squad! The camera is shaking, actor play is awful, characters are dull, no atmosphere, story is 2/10 predictable. People are so full of sh*t.

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MAGA_ManAug 3, 2016

The Bourne movies have always tiptoed around the contradiction that their main character is supposed to be a reformed assassin who just wants to live in peace, but all their entertainment value comes from watching him ultra-competently kickThe Bourne movies have always tiptoed around the contradiction that their main character is supposed to be a reformed assassin who just wants to live in peace, but all their entertainment value comes from watching him ultra-competently kick ass, crash cars, and blow stuff up. In between these scenes they get weighed down by his morose brooding and sulking about the people he killed, cars he crashed, etc. As a result they've always been rather joyless and unsatisfying compared to something like Die Hard or Taken, where the hero is fighting for people he loves and believes in the moral rightness of his actions.

I don't have much to say about this specific movie except to note that it's a ridiculously cynical and inessential copy-paste exercise that brings nothing new to the franchise, and that Damon's face has aged really badly. He looks all pinched and gross now, one might say "like a Streisand".… Expand

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jonhancoAug 2, 2016

I cannot say enough bad things about this boring, unbelievable, fantastical, ridiculous, unnecessary sequel. Everything about it was bad. Everything. The story, the writing, the dialogue, the action sequences, the acting, the directing, theI cannot say enough bad things about this boring, unbelievable, fantastical, ridiculous, unnecessary sequel. Everything about it was bad. Everything. The story, the writing, the dialogue, the action sequences, the acting, the directing, the editing, the music. It was a a chore to sit through. I can't believe people actually liked this POS. But then again, people enjoy the Fast & Furious series, with cars driving through skyscrapers and such.… Expand

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seventyfiveAug 3, 2016

Metacritic deleted my review so I'll post it again but shorter. This movie is awful. The entire thing is terrible shaky cam and the story is stupid. Paul Greengrass is one of the worst directors of our generation. If you want to watchMetacritic deleted my review so I'll post it again but shorter. This movie is awful. The entire thing is terrible shaky cam and the story is stupid. Paul Greengrass is one of the worst directors of our generation. If you want to watch this movie but don't want to pay the money, just spin in circles until your so dizzy you're about to vomit and then watch Bourne Identity 1 on blu ray while randomly hitting pause, play, pause play.. It will be about the same thing.… Expand

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BitashDec 15, 2016

Been there done that, lots of holes in the story, I am pretty easily entertained but I could not get over some of these holes in the script. Acting was so sad it was nothing in it that was surprising , it just felt from the beginning to theBeen there done that, lots of holes in the story, I am pretty easily entertained but I could not get over some of these holes in the script. Acting was so sad it was nothing in it that was surprising , it just felt from the beginning to the end of the movie they're chasing after him ........chasing scenes after chasing scenes.....just boring. They should just quit while you're ahead and don't make anymore these movies… Expand

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CameraBounceGodMay 27, 2017

this was good at first, i even bought it, but on second look..i hate the way that hot chick is in the government...i see enough hot chicks as it is anyway...they should have shown bourne doing more exhilarating things and being testedthis was good at first, i even bought it, but on second look..i hate the way that hot chick is in the government...i see enough hot chicks as it is anyway...they should have shown bourne doing more exhilarating things and being tested physically more somehow...the cast was ok but the riot seen was terrible...it seemed like he should have done more running and not motorcycle like just happened in legacy...i still should watch it one more time before reviewing but i just dont think i'll find anything to talk about ...i agree with damon when he first said the director took the money and ran...i feel like i could have done a better job with my cell phone...also i dont even understand what that indian was saying about his cell phone app or whatever...bourne should have punched him for being rich....also the gov could have just cloned him and taken his cell phone idea or whatever the hell it was within the first second of the movie.… Expand

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dufakeFeb 28, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SPECTRE and Jason Bourne have similar problems like the debate of social media and family issues. It doesn't work if we don't have any screen time with these family members, and the social media debate is nothing new if you watch television news. JB feels like a hybrid copy of previous films and bond's movie. Bond and Mission Impossible all fail before in their history, but I doubt Bourne would be back without a really good writer.… Expand

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