Jason Bourne

[flickchick85]

to be fair to Sam Worthington, Meryl Streep's attempt at an Australian accent is far worse than his attempts at an american one

I've never heard her Aussie accent but I thought her New Zealand accent in A Cry in the Dark was actually pretty good.

 

[Loki882]

Vikander has always been a bit dodgy when trying to do other accents. Doesn't make her a bad actress (she's really good), but it's there. And she's hardly the only otherwise talented actor/actress who just cannot pull off other accents well.

I kind of wish in these cases that they'd just let the performer use their normal accent. So she sounds Swedish, that doesn't mean that she cannot be a CIA Agent. Her speaking normally would be no big deal imo,

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Just finished Supremacy after watching Identity last night, you forget how good those movies are when you don't watch them for a while. Hoping to see the new one this week.

On a side note, I thought Vikanders American accent in Ex Machina was perfect, so I am surprised to hear she struggles to maintain it here.

 

[Loki882]

I thought that she was really good in The Man From UNCLE, but her accent slipped a little at times there as well.

 

[LostSon88]

For me, the absolute worst accent was Kevin Costner in Prince of Thieves.

That's only because he gave it up half way through the movie, lol.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I thought that she was really good in The Man From UNCLE, but her accent slipped a little at times there as well.

Didn't see that either, but in Ex Machina it was spot on. Weird

 

[flickchick85]

On a side note, I thought Vikanders American accent in Ex Machina was perfect, so I am surprised to hear she struggles to maintain it here.

Her accent in Ex Machina sounded more English than American to me. It was hard to place but perfect for her character. She definitely didn't sound like an American to these American ears, though.

She played a Brit in UNCLE, too. I think Swedish actors tend to have an easier time with the English accent than American. Rebecca Ferguson's rather similar, imo.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Her accent in Ex Machina sounded more English than American to me. It was hard to place but perfect for her character. She definitely didn't sound like an American to these American ears, though.

She played a Brit in UNCLE, too. I think Swedish actors tend to have an easier time with the English accent than American. Rebecca Ferguson's rather similar, imo.

Ah well, I am English and thought her American was great in Ex Machina. That may be why. Didn't see Uncle.

 

[MadVillainy]

Her accent in Ex Machina sounded more English than American to me. It was hard to place but perfect for her character. She definitely didn't sound like an American to these American ears, though.

She played a Brit in UNCLE, too. I think Swedish actors tend to have an easier time with the English accent than American. Rebecca Ferguson's rather similar, imo.

Yeah I thought she was British in Ex Machina too.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

She played a Brit in UNCLE, too. I think Swedish actors tend to have an easier time with the English accent than American. Rebecca Ferguson's rather similar, imo.

It depends on the person. Stellan Skarsgard sounds more American.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Her accent in Ex Machina sounded more English than American to me. It was hard to place but perfect for her character. She definitely didn't sound like an American to these American ears, though.

She played a Brit in UNCLE, too. I think Swedish actors tend to have an easier time with the English accent than American. Rebecca Ferguson's rather similar, imo.

She was German in UNCLE.

 

[Rocketman]

Does this movie look like an actual movie this time, or does the whole thing look like it was filmed by Michael J. Fox holding a GoPro like the first three?

 

[Jay Beezy]

Bourne Legacy wasn't entirely ignored, FYI.

Spoiler

On the file Nicky hacked there was the list of black ops programs including Treadstone, Blackbriar, Outcome (Renner's program) and LARX (Legacy's end assassin).

 

[Jay Beezy]

I liked the film, particularly the first 45 minutes ([BLACKOUT]Nicky's death hurt, but I'm not THAT beat up about it[/BLACKOUT]), but I think that it really struggles to conjure up enough story to justify its own existence, followed by sequel baiting at the end without having earned the need for more films.

I still thought much of the direction, editing, acting, and action was on point, but the film definitely coasts a bit too much on familiar thrills without having major story wrinkles to back up this return. The action is nice, but Bourne has always been about story-driven action, particularly in Supremacy and Ultimatum. In turn, it's not as big a step up from Legacy as I might've wanted (where there's a story, but that story is fairly stupid - see: "I NEED MY CHEMS"). It IS a step (or several) up in my eyes though.

Regardless, I enjoyed the film and was thoroughly entertained by some of the action set-pieces/sequences throughout its running time. I might even watch it again, given the chance.

Overall, I think it's a decent film.

I'm not beat up over [BLACKOUT]Nicky's death[/BLACKOUT] either, but the problem was there was no tension around it.

 

[slimshady247]

I have to respectfully disagree, the lead-up to it was pretty tense for me. I can understand people not liking the follow-through as much since the event is not really touched upon again later in the film.

Then again, [BLACKOUT]Bourne has never really seemed like the "And THAT was for Nicky!" *punch* kind of guy, so I kind of get why there's no explicit mourning. This may be getting a sequel anyway, not that that's an excuse, but we'll see what happens.[/BLACKOUT]

 

[Loki882]

It was just a useless throwaway plot point, there was no need for it and it served no real purpose to the overall story.

 

[kguillou]

I disagree, that event is what propells Bourne back into action.

 

[flickchick85]

She was German in UNCLE.

My bad, for some reason I was thinking since she was [blackout]working for the Brits[/blackout] that she was a Brit with a German father, but I guess she was supposed to be German too considering that's where we first meet her. Either way, I haven't heard much variety in her accents - she always sounds vaguely English/Swedish to me, lol.

 

[psylockolussus]

It thought it was.... okay. I don't really pay much attention to the Bourne films though I have seen them all. Like with the Bourne films, I'm more interested to the action but the story of this is a little flat. [blackout]Shame though, that Julia Stiles' character was killed but I kinda expected it.[/blackout]

 

[nightwing06]

Matt Damon returns as Jason Bourne and Bourne is taken from his bare knuckle fighting to back to trying to infiltrate the CIA after he is informed
by his one time CIA contact Nicky Parsons portrayed by the lovely Julia Stiles that a lot of his background is still unknown and that the CIA are up to their old tricks.
All of the actors including: Tommy Lee Jones,Alicia Vikander , Vincent Cassel and Riz Ahmed(if your not watching him on HBO's The Night Of you are
missing out!!)
The story mainly has a been there done that feel,and it's interwoven with a side story about Social Media,privacy and the CIA's involvement
that kind of bored me.Fortunately several action sequences are provided that are quite exhilarating The standout is a demolition derby car chase on the Las Vegas strip.
So this isnt a great JB film but it has it's moments,and it was great to see Damon back as Bourne

Scale of 1-10 7½

 

[Jay Beezy]

I have to respectfully disagree, the lead-up to it was pretty tense for me. I can understand people not liking the follow-through as much since the event is not really touched upon again later in the film.

Then again, [BLACKOUT]Bourne has never really seemed like the "And THAT was for Nicky!" *punch* kind of guy, so I kind of get why there's no explicit mourning. This may be getting a sequel anyway, not that that's an excuse, but we'll see what happens.[/BLACKOUT]

For me, there was no tension because it was too telegraphed.

[BLACKOUT]In Supremacy, we had no idea what would happen to Marie. And because it already happened in Supremacy, it seemed obvious it would happen to Nicky because the timing of the Athens scene in the movie practically aligns with Marie's death.[/BLACKOUT]

And that, along with [BLACKOUT]Bourne's father's involvement with Treadstone[/BLACKOUT], only adds to why this movie is a little too desperate to justify its existence.

 

[Mysteryman]

It seems to me that the only way to get Bourne back into action is to give him a piece of information about his past that he did not know and that is exactly what they did.

I am okay with it.

 

[JimThompson]

It was better than Legacy. It was the least enjoyable of Damon's Bourne films to date.

Three things that held it back for me.

1. The chases in all the previous movies were fantastic, but at least minimally plausible. This movie did away with that convention with the last chase.

2. There was no phone moment for Bourne in this movie.

3. There was no one internal to American intelligence for one to root for. They were all people you'd just as soon see wiped off the face of the Earth.

 

[Mysteryman]

It was better than Legacy. It was the least enjoyable of Damon's Bourne films to date.

Three things that held it back for me.

1. The chases in all the previous movies were fantastic, but at least minimally plausible. This movie did away with that convention with the last chase.

2. There was no phone moment for Bourne in this movie.

3. There was no one internal to American intelligence for one to root for. They were all people you'd just as soon see wiped off the face of the Earth.

Was there SUPPOSED to be a phone moment?

 

[JimThompson]

Was there SUPPOSED to be a phone moment?

I've no idea -- but it's one of those things I came to enjoy about those films.