After a hit trilogy (and a dull spin-off), Matt Damon (“Saving Private Ryan”, “The Bourne Ultimatum”) returns as everybody’s favourite amnesiac spy in “Jason Bourne”. It’s definitely the best “Bourne” picture since “The Bourne Identity” and I make the case that it’s even better than that.

After years of hiding, Jason Bourne once again returns to the world of espionage to uncover truths about his recruitment into the life of an assassin. He travels everywhere from Greece to Britain to America as he dodges death at practically every turn with his unbeatable skills but has he met his match in the form of C.I.A. Director Dewey (Tommy Lee Jones “Men In Black”, “The Fugitive”)?

Matt Damon is terrific as always as Jason Bourne. You appreciate his return to the series all the more if you’ve endured “Legacy”, which swapped Bourne out for a lesser spy played by Jeremy Renner (“Thor”). Tommy Lee Jones is great as Dewey. The interactions between Bourne and Dewey are rather intriguing. Vincent Cassel (“Black Swan”) is good as the spy sent to kill Bourne and I like the fact that he’s given a real reason to hate Bourne rather than simply being a mindless goon.

“Jason Bourne” is a truly thrilling experience and it proves why “Bourne” is arguably becoming a better spy franchise than “James Bond”. The action sequences are great with tons of car chases and fistfights, the acting is really good and the film really engages you in its world of spies and espionage. Jason Bourne is the hero for the modern spy era and he shows it once again what is arguably his best film. I’m excited about the possibility of any more of them but I would recommend that they find a new direction for the series rather than keep Bourne on the run as I fear the formula may get stale.