Nothing but action

Rating: 6/10 (9 December 2007)

This film packs more car chases into one story than any other I know. But even the most intense and thrilling urban chases get dull and blurry after the third time or so. Story is OK but cliché. Evil government against one man OK OK Matt Damon delivers a decent performance as a vacant-eyed trained killer but his stunt men should receive most of the credit in this film. One of the most redeeming choices in the script is not to indulge too much in the "love" element. There is just the minimum to fill the Hollywood but not an ounce more, which is perfect for this kind of film. Julia Stiles plays an executive, so she looks old in film even though she was under 29, but she manages to look hotter than Franka Potente who does almost nothing but stare and scamper around.