MPAA Rating: PG-13
Original Review Date: January 17, 2005
Reviewed by: Erin, Movie Muse
In a Nutshell: The next film in the Jason Bourne saga, this one
has an interesting story, if less effective execution, though
I'm not sure why it was slightly less entertaining than the
original. Worth renting for fans of the first one.
Quick Plot: Treadstone is gone, but Jason Bourne still lives,
and someone wants him eliminated. Bourne is willing to keep
running, until they cross the line. In order to survive and
hopefully clear his name, Bourne must take on the government and
his former Treadstone foes, returning to his operative ways.
In Detail: The story here is rather interesting. I thought
Treadstone has been reinstated from the previews, but this is
not the case. Instead, Joan Allen is put in charge of the
investigation, in which two of her own operatives were killed.
She is an effective investigator; she wants the truth, not just
revenge. And the truth she finds is rather interesting. I love
the interactions between her character and Bourne, and the story
does go in some interesting directions. But it just didn't seem
as good to me, and I can't really say why. The chase scene was
lesser, that's for sure (LOVED the first one). The acting was
fine for this type of film, the story was better, but it was
still.... lacking some how. Worth renting if you liked the
first one.
Will I Buy It? No, it doesn't quite make the cut. Glad I saw
it, don't care to see it again.
