BEFORE: It's the last Bourne movie you'll need - the "ultimate" one... Of course they left the sequel opportunities open (don't they always?), but let's hope they go back to basics for this one.
THE PLOT: Jason Bourne dodges a ruthless CIA official and his agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer.
AFTER: Good news, it started out much like the first one, with Bourne hurt and on the run, with only fragments of memories running through his brain. Then we saw him "work the room" at a very crowded U.K. train station, confounding the in-house security AND the C.I.A. as he makes contact with a reporter and tries to avoid detection. All good, meaty, spy stuff.
Then he had to work his way up the food chain, to figure out who and what he is, and how he got that way. There's something of a connection here to "The Manchurian Candidate", as you've got to believe that a man can be remade, programmed to kill for a cause. Even though Bourne's not mindless, his memory is very spotty, and that's the next best thing.
But why the big quest to find out his real identity? Why not just be Jason Bourne? There's not much cooler than that, except maybe being James Bond (hey, same initials!).
I had a problem with two characters having nearly the exact conversation that they did at the end of the last film - but maybe that was intentional, part of the game they were playing?
Anyway, that wraps up this franchise, until they maybe decide to tack on another one. How long before it gets repetitive, or is it too formulaic already? Still, this was an improvement over "Supremacy", but maybe not as good as "Identity".
Starring Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles (all carrying over from last night), plus David Strathairn (last seen in "Good Night and Good Luck"), Albert Finney (last seen in "Murder on the Orient Express"), and Scott Glenn (last seen in "Training Day").
RATING: 7 out of 10 top secret files (conveniently labelled "Top Secret" - yeah, that's how it probably works...)
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