Much of Jason Bourne consists of grim action set pieces interspersed with long sequences of people sitting in front of computer screens. Somehow the movie is simultaneously frenetic and static, going nowhere really, really fast.
– Dmitry Samarov,
Chicago Reader,
18 Aug 2016
rotten:
Of all the indignities Damon's title character, dug out of retirement after nine years, has to suffer in the disappointing Jason Bourne, the worst is how out-of-touch the new conspiracy he unravels feels
– Alison Willmore,
BuzzFeed News,
2 Aug 2016
rotten:
The movie feels like the work of a capable but uninspired cover band. Before we had Treadstone; now we have re-Treadstone.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug 2016
rotten:
Greengrass is as dexterous as ever, yet the result, though abounding in thrills, seems oddly stifled by self-consciousness and, dare one say, superfluous.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
1 Aug 2016
fresh:
Damon owns the role and the movie. It's a tense, twisty mindbender anchored by something no computer can generate: soul.