Summer is traditionally the season for blockbuster films and our resident student film buff has reviewed a couple for us. Thanks Noah!
Jason Bourne [cert. 12]
The final (we're lead to presume) instalment of the epic adventures of Jason Bourne was, to be honest, flat and generally disappointing. I found what's always to be found in films of this nature, awesome fist-fights, slightly-unrealistic-government-surveillance-capabilities and Matt Damon looking very serious whilst running. Yet I also felt Mr Greengrass let us down by way of plot, there being a flimsy underlying story, as well as losing some of what made the Bourne films so unique; the espionage, sneaking around and general mysteriousness of days gone by. Perhaps it’s finally time for Jason Bourne to actually, properly, really disappear? All the same, Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander and Tommy Lee-Jones all performed well and it was enjoyable on face value.
Suicide Squad [cert. 15]
Despite receiving some pretty thrashing reviews after its initial release due a generally damp plot line and a villain with an unclear villainous-master-plan, DC's anti-super-hero squad film was impressive. The "squad" was well formed and the characters were all witty and sharp as per usual, Batman and The Flash made brief cameos and Jared Leto's Joker (despite complaining about having many of his scenes cut) definitely made enough of an appearance to merit his place among the likes of Heath Ledger. His twist on the timeless character of Batman's arch nemesis in the form of a raving psychopath made his and Harley Quinn's relationship all the more... ‘interesting’ throughout the film. Good performances were put in from Will Smith, Viola Davis and Margo Robbie and the writing was overall satisfying. All in all, good fun.
Noah (Y11)