Jason Bourne is back in his fourth adventure (fifth film in the series, though), and though it is relevant to today's times and has some great action moments, it overall misses the grandeur and finesse of Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum.

Bourne is back, and masterfully acted by Matt Damon (as always). It's like he never left. Alicia Vikander shows yet again she's one of the best upcoming stars (I say that, even though she won an Oscar last year for The Danish Girl). Tommy Lee Jones, an exceptional actor, is reduced to a poorly written version of his character from The Fugitive and U.S. Marshals, and really isn't given much to do other than be "the bad guy". This is upsetting when you have an actor as great as Tommy Lee Jones on hand.

The action was always a high point in the Bourne series, "shaky-cam" was fresh and unique around the time the trilogy ended, and Jason Bourne shows that the Bourne still does it the best. That being said, the final confrontation is short and anti-climactic, but several car chases (especially one toward the start in Greece) are exciting and intense. In addition, the plot was bland, and a series of coincidences between characters lead to other coincidences happening. One subplot involving a Facebook-esque tech guru could have been completely omitted and would have changed nothing, except for where an action scene takes place.

While it may sound like I'm bashing the film, I'm not. Don't get me wrong, the film for sure has issues in plot, but the action and acting from Damon and Vikander is surely enough to warrant a watch. It's a decent addition to the Bourne franchise, we can only hope that perhaps Greengrass takes a step back from screenwriter or they find a way to make a more cohesive plot for Bourne 6.

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+Damon and Vikander

+Action set pieces

+Bourne is back

-Incohesive plot

-Villain has nothing to do

-Useless subplot

-Anticlimactic ending

6 out of 10