The Bourne Identity

Rating: 1/10 (11 November 2005)

As I am a huge fan of Robert Ludlum I looked forward to seeing this film and what a disappointment it was. Maybe as such a fan I should have been prepared and the review should have stated that it is only loosely based on the Ludlum novel of the same name. If I hadn't have read the book I would have been completely mystified by a lot of it. Matt Damon as Jason Bourne is simply not believable and the character of Marie unrecognisable from the books. If any Ludlum/Bourne fans want to see a valid representation of the story you can do no better than to seek out the video version with Richard Chamberlain - it follows the story and amazingly enough Chamberlain IS Jason Bourne.