It took me some time to finally watched this movie. There was no specific reason, it just happened.

Meanwhile this has become a franchise with lots of movies and even a series (which I did watch but didn't particularly liked). This movie is OK in terms of its entertainment value. The story is as deep as it needs to be, no surprising twists and turns. Which I must say I see as a plus because I hate it when movies have too much of them. The action and stunts are good and, because they are physical, look believable. But the sound effects during the fights are a bit too much at times.

Matt Damon does a lot of stuff by himself and it helps sell the character. I'm not a huge fan of Franka Potente. By that I mean that I don't think she stands out in a way that it couldn't have been anyone else playing her part. At the same time I applaud the casting as usually you get some Hollywood sweetheart for that kind of role.

The romance was lame, though. You know from the second they meet this is going to happen. It's a trait of storytelling no writer can stay away from.

So why not a higher rating? Well, altogether the movie is rather generic. It goes from A to B to C checking boxes along the way. Still overall not totally boring and since I do own the trillogy I will now watch the rest.