The dissenting voice

Rating: 2/10 (30 August 2007)

OK, I know I'm swimming against the current here. Everyone seems to love the trilogy but I have really struggled. I'm not averse to action thrillers. I have the ability to switch off and enjoy the ride but ... with Bourne I found that remarkably difficult. The film takes itself very seriously. This is, for me, presented as a 'thinking man's' film. Bourne is a man with a conscience and a mission. He is serious and deadly. Yet repeatedly I find my intelligence being insulted by silly little things and I became more and more frustrated through the film. Julia Stiles' reluctance to speak for example or the fact that the asset at the end of the film suddenly seemed to forget his hard-wired training and probably went home to re-evaluate his life following Bourne's little speech. Or he an just walk into a CIA office. Or peer through the window. In short, I though the plot was pretty weak and the dialogue stilted. The action was good but it wasn't enough.
OK  I'm awaiting my stoning ...