Bourne redux

[jmc_bks]

Well, The Bourne Ultimatum doesn't break any new ground in acting or filmography, but it was a very fast, slick action movie. Two thumbs up from me.

The trailers were pretty well matched to the movie, too. Two Russell Crowe movies (one western, one mob/cop movie in which Denzel Washington stars); a military/spy thriller with Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper and Jennifer Garner (memorable to me b/c Kyle Chandler looks to have a bit part); and a political/action thriller with Tom Cruise as a smarmy politician who is all about winning the WoT at all costs, with Robert Redford (prof) and Meryl Streep (reporter) as his foils and/or dupes. ETA: Forgot! Also saw the preview for Gone Baby Gone, the kipnap/corruption movie based on Dennis Lehane's book; it's the directing debut of Ben Affleck starring Casey Affleck. Looks like I have more to say about the trailers than the movie. Not true really, but I don't want to give spoilers.

And apparently I'm not the only person to wonder about the Ludlum continuation. Check out the NYT's piece on The Ludlum Conundrum (login required, but it's free). Courtesy of Galley Cat.

I saw that the anthology of paranormal novellas that Patricia Briggs participated in is out. :sigh: I'm not spending $7.99 for one story. Also saw the new Rachel Gibson and Keri Arthur books on the shelves.

Comments

[davidgallaher1.livejournal.com]

Well, The Bourne Ultimatum doesn't break any new ground in acting or filmography, but it was a very fast, slick action movie. Two thumbs up from me.

This is very good to know, thank you :-)

[dogzzz2002.livejournal.com]

I will wait for the DVD like usual. The problem I have is that Matt Damon looks like my brother so it's hard to see him in a kissing scene and not feel gaggy (yes, new word) but I have loved the movies.

CindyS

[jmc-bks.livejournal.com]

Y'know, I was thinking about Matt Damon as a leading actor after I posted, and I realized that he doesn't work for me as a romantic lead. In fact, the only two movies I can think of with him as a romantic lead (Bagger Vance and All the Pretty Horses) were box office disappointments, so I wonder if other movie-goers feel the same way. Except Good Will Hunting has a strong romance component, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about.