Major Misstep and Unfortunate Fall

Rating: 5/10 (7 February 2013)

The inadequacy of this sequel to the Bourne Trilogy is not the absence of Jason Bourne, it is the rather common feel to the whole thing. The previous pictures had a never been there atmosphere with a sharp battle between the forces of clandestine Government programs, a Shadow Government if you will, and the rogue amnesiac agent who finds that the truth will set him free, but first it will make him angry.
The tension this created along with some use of modern quasi-groundbreaking close-up fight scene techniques are what made the series so endearing. It was like an artificially programed Hyper-Bond with "Super-Soldier" ruefulness.
The usually adroit Director/Writer Tony Gilroy seems to be misstepping here and delivers a surprisingly dull and run of the mill Movie. The action, dialog, and zeitgeist is without one remarkable aspect. It is a mediocre affair that is quite a letdown and can be viewed as a plunge to pedestrian.