Eye Candy for Violence Addicts

Rating: 3/10 (15 June 2005)

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS Another Hollywood exercise in gratuitous violence. Entertaining perhaps but a tad tedious. A formula flick. We know immediately that the girl is going to get whacked. And we also know that one of the main bad guys is a CIA insider. Matt appears to have all the tools at the perfect time. He just " happened" to have a license plate in his bag of tricks, a mind-boggling supply of tools to perform his deeds, and an endless supply of money. He was fluent in God knows how many languages and how can any human take such physical punishment and keep walking. He never ate, never slept, never went to the john. If he was so smart why didn't he take a time out to disguise himself. Even a Groucho mask.
And the ending. Give me a break. The endless car chase. Get it over with. Haven't we seen this before? Maybe a thousand times? And no automobile can take that kind of punishment and keep rolling.
A few days before watching this crap I had seen a beautiful Chinese flick called "The Way Home". No violence and just nice people. And prior to that a fantastic Spanish production "Talk to Her". Why can't Hollywood make thoughtful movies like these? I suppose that Bourne is a reflection of our violent society.
This was a waste of my time.