Honestly, a waste of time

Rating: 3/10 (21 March 2011)

OK, I like Matt Damon, I like mystery thrillers, I like Philip K. Dick, and I like escapist cinema, and am no cineastic snob. But, this film is naff. I was hoping for an intriguing, suspenseful, conspiracy style (cf Three days of the condor, Parallax View) film, and we got something quite ridiculous, schmaltzy and so on, with NY setting and visuals being the only redeeming feature. Emily Blunt is not bad, Terence Stamp is as good as can be in a simplistic role. Matt Damon should be well advised not to do more turkeys. Marginally better than The Tourist. Inception is a masterpiece compared to this and the Bourne films are several leagues above. Strangely, there's a very 80's feel to the production and narrative - very disappointing.