One of the Best Spy-Thrillers Out

Rating: 8/10 (16 March 2011)

What makes an action movie good? Is it the special effects? The explosions? The exotic women? The fancy gadgets?
The Bourne series puts these questions to the test. There are almost no special effects in this movie. There are no explosions in this movie. There are no particularly 'sexy' women in this movie. There are no gadgets in the movie. On the contrary, the computers used by the CIA look like computers that were around in 2004. But I would like to put it out there that "The Bourne Identity" is one of the best spy-thrillers ever released.
The Bourne series is really a blatant winning movie. It's gripping, it's confusing just to the perfect level where the audience has to keep watching to understand the plot. At the end of the movie, we want to know who this man we've come to know as Jason Bourne is.
I think we as an audience should challenge ourselves to challenge Hollywood to make more movies like this. Movies that don't rely on that "WOAH!" factor. Movies that can make it, and be great movies, without sex, gore and violence.
For you action junkies out there, don't let this review fool you. There is still action in this movie. The multiple fight scenes, while not filling the movie, are interesting and faced-paced. I firmly recommend this as a must-see movie and a must-see series for anyone who enjoys action movies.