You have to admire the way Peter Greengrass puts these
Bourne films together. Full use of hand held cameras and the incessant cut cut
cut of editing. Four major set pieces connected to the four main location of
Athens, London, Berlin and finally Las Vegas, with the impressive action taken
from central Athens in and around their parliament building the best of all.
London, in the form of Paddington Basin, a bit of a damp squib with short
distances seeming to take an eternity to get to. Berlin likewise set within the
yet developed areas to the south east of the city.
The finale in Las Vegas was
just like a console game although at times, shuddering crashes did depict
real violence with one memorable ‘snow ploughing’ crash sequence quite shocking
in its initial brutality.
Damon has little to say (could have covered one sheet of A4)
other than act as an enforcer, most of the dialogue being given to others,
Tommy Lee Jones and Alicia Vikander in particular. TLJ face looking like a
knarled piece of olive tree bark.
But ultimately, all rather predicable, and with an ending
that leaves it open for a sequel.
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