Run, Damo, Run!
Posted on | May 6, 2008 at 10:41 pm | 2 Comments
This is going to have to be a short entry, since I injured my finger paying bills tonight (okay, it was a paper cut, but a very painful bloody one under the fingernail). Last weekend, I finally watched the third movie in the Bourne trilogy, The Bourne Ultimatum. Like the first two, I rented the DVD and watched it at home instead of seeing it in the theater. I remember when this movie came out, it got pretty good critical reviews. In fact, the score at Rotten Tomatoes is 93%. The first two movies were entertaining little action flix, but the way the critics were talking, I was thinking the third one must be a masterpiece. I remember a lot of them declared it the best action movie of last summer.
Eh.
It was pretty much the same thing as the first two movies.
Here’s the plot:
Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) runs around from country to country, being chased by and chasing the people involved in a conspiracy who “created” him, while trying to figure out his origins.
Okay, how many times can you tell the same story, and each time with less amount of plot? There’s practically no dialog. It’s all just one chase scene after another. Foot, motorcycle, car, hot air balloon, big wheel – chase after chase after chase. Yeah, it’s kind of interesting seeing how Bourne turns the tables on his adversaries, but that gets boring and predictable after awhile too. And hey, there’s Julia Stiles again! Here she comes! And there she goes. There’s no time for any deep relationships in this movie when there’s chasing to be done and conspiracies to uncover! Sheesh, Sue thought Iron Man was boring with all the suit-building, but Bourne is a much better sleep aid.
And I still don’t buy Matt Damon as action hero. He’s a fine actor, but he’s just not right for this sort of thing. It’s almost like watching my high school civics teacher play spy. How do you like them apples?
There’s talk of doing a fourth movie. If so, I hope Bourne goes to the moon or something to uncover the next government conspiracy (and to discover he’s actually an alien). Or maybe the Libertarians can hire him to take down the entire government, not just the latest Black Ops division.
Latre.
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2 Responses to “Run, Damo, Run!”
May 7th, 2008 @ 4:34 am
Hey, I actually saw (parts of) a movie you reviewed! Granted, I didn’t really see the first two, and I was on an airplane with a toddler while trying to watch this one, but what the hey.
I thought Matt seemed vaguely sad through most of the movie, even when he was punching people. Otherwise it was like most higher-end action movies, lavishly produced and slick. I think if you’re looking for story and characterization in these movies, you’re in the wrong part of the cineplex. He’s a hero for the post-James-Bond 21st Century, or something.
But he’d never stand a chance against “The Operative”…
May 8th, 2008 @ 1:55 pm
You know, I think Mr. Perrault would be a terrific spy.