This is one of those rare third episodes that really lives up to the first two. Very very good indeed! The action begins even before the beginning credits. Then, throughout the movie, this action is relentless. The technology-driven cat-and-mouse tactics in the London train station, the fantastic motorcycle and foot chase scenes in streets and houses of Tangiers and the heart-stopping car chase scenes on the streets of New York City are really editing masterpieces. Very exciting! The direction of Paul Greengrass does not disappoint. It was breathtaking. All the scenes are important. There is no wasted time.
As with the first two installments, there is very little downtime in this. In fact, the downtime is very similar to the first two, where Bourne is in the company of a female, and washes up.
Honestly, during the first Bourne movie, "The Bourne Identity", I did not think that Matt Damon would be a good action star. In fact, I believe I did not watch that one until I watched and was very impressed with the second installment "The Bourne Supremacy". Matt is really very good and convincing as Bourne, in all three.
In this one, the drama was more intense as Bourne comes into information that leads him from Moscow, Paris, London, Madrid, Tangiers, and New York, back to the very facility where his new violent life began. Matt's talents as a dramatic actor balances perfectly with his physical prowess in the amazing stunts.
I think this is really a great action and espionage trilogy I would probably watch all over again, together one day. While the trajectory of Bourne's character arc is clear to me, I would like to note more the other characters, especially that of Julia Stiles, who had an important role and character development in all three movies.
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