Good action. Bad plot.

Rating: 5/10 (11 August 2014)

Matt Damon did a fine performance as always but I felt the direction and writing of the film fell short and even then it was constantly masked by scene-after-scene of action which made it somewhat confusing to follow the importance of what was going on.
Dues Ex? Check. Over-the-top bad guy? Check. Outrageously violent action scenes? check.
So the film hits the list on action cliché's but what made it lose a lot of potential in my book was the fact I felt like I was watching an action flick where the director constantly wanted me to notice that only bad guys have money, drive Bugatti's--in this case fly--and always are found in the corporate scene. What happened to better ulterior motive than a coup d'etat? Seriously. This lacked the imagination I thought it would bring.
Regardless of my complaints, the film did at least provide entertainment value for a Friday night.