Bourne Free? or should that be Bourne again?

So, after having watched the concluding part of the Bourne Trilogy, I feel I am finally in a position to comment on it. So here it is:

When viewing most trilogies, I usually feel disappointed by the third installment. They always start out so strong, so full of life, action, ingenious new techniques and really suck you in, but slowly but surely the plot becomes boring, the 'new ' techniques become old hat and I end up feeling like they should have just stuck with one movie. An example of such a trilogy would be The Matrix or even The Fast and The Furious. The first of both are excellent and good (in that order, as I can honestly say that TF&TF was ok), but then you watch as the action becomes over the top in order to cover poor acting, poor scripting and too much emphasis on big effects.

However, when watching the Bourne trilogy, you don't get any of that. The storyline remains entrancing, the acting remains top notch and the directing gets the most out of each scene.

The storyline is based around Jason Bourne, an ex-CIA black-ops assassin who is suffering from amnesia following a botched operation. The story follow his struggle to regain his past. This monumental task is strewn with gun fights, explosions, car chases, love and loss.

I won't go into detail on the storyline of the movie, as you can simply go and watch it, but I will say that even if you don't normally go to the cinema, you should go and see this. The crystal clear sound effects, realistic special effects and adrenaline rush creating hand to hand combat should definitely be experienced on a big screen, with big speakers.

My only criticism of the entire trilogy is the overuse of contemporary camerashots more commonly seen in low budget Sky One feature length mini-series'. I would say this to any director or director of photography - steadicam was invented for a reason, as were dollies and tripods. Camera shake can be used effectively (just look at any good metal or rock music video) but using it in 80% of your scenes can be a bit much.

So, to conclude; America got this one right. I might even go so far as to say that I would look forward to more in the series, if the quality can be maintained.