One of the best action-thrillers I've seen ( maybe THE best )

Rating: 10/10 (2 March 2008)

When I first heard what this film was about from a friend of mine who had just seen it I liked the sound of it . When he told me that Matt Damon was playing the lead part as a covert/clandestine CIA operative with amnesia + martial arts skills etc I must admit , I just couldn't picture it ( I guess because I hadn't seen him in that type of role before ) . But when I watched this film , all my doubts were banished. I already thought of Matt Damon as a good actor before this film , but his performance in this ( and all of the Bourne films ) elevates him , to one of the truly great actors. It's the fact that he is so convincing in the role and that you can really sympathise with the character. As it turns out , casting Matt Damon for this role is pure genius. I simply can't imagine anyone else in the role. One of the many aspects of his performance which impressed me was the attention to detail, for example the effort he put into the pronunciation of the different languages he speaks in the film which without a doubt contributed to the character being more believable.
I'm glad the film didn't go down the route of getting the actors to speak all in English regardless of which country they were in ( as so any other US films do ) The excellent Franka Potente was equally impressive , and was the perfect match up with Damon. Her character adds a different dimension to the story and works well giving the Bourne character more depth and allows viewers to see Bourne in a different light. The action sequences in this film are superb. Finally an action-thriller with fight sequences that are as realistic as they are complex. This is what all action-thrillers should be like! This sets the benchmark. 10/10 !!!