such action as to take our breath away

Rating: 8/10 (3 June 2008)

Having enjoyed the first of the trilogy and been a bit disappointed with the second it has taken me a rather long time to get round to seeing the third. But, as with the first, what a great surprise. I enjoyed the first because the excellent script helped enormously in encouraging our involvement with the characters and thereby making the action so much more exciting. The second seemed too glossy and clever, too obsessed with the brilliant action cinema but somehow leaving us the viewer, wondering just what it was all for. Here with the third and the movie roars with authenticity, good script and such action as to take our breath away. There is not a lot of story but what there is, is believable and we are on the edge of our seats throughout. Well done Mr Greengrass you have learned from what I think were mistakes and pulled off a very fine film.