Jerking Camera - Shakey Directing

Rating: Null/10 (6 August 2004)

What could have been an ideal sequel instead had me rubbing my exhausted eyes half-way through the film. Several movie goers voiced their relief ("Thank, God") whenever the camera actually held steady. Two actors engaged in dialogue apparently isn't enough for Greengrass since only their lips are moving. Or, gosh, maybe he just wanted the viewers to "feel" Jason's exhaustion by exhausting a camera technique.
In fact, the director's failure is self-evident since everyone in the audience that I spoke with mentioned the jerky camera more often than the acting or story. Greengrass evidently believes that technique triumphs over story-telling -- a fact not "born out" by the Bourne Supremacy