Good fight and action sequences, lousy pay-off.

Rating: Null/10 (15 June 2002)

The first five minutes of the film grasp your attention excellently. Jason Bourne is found floating in the Atlantic Ocean with a two bullets in his back and a laser projected address imbedded into his hip. He doesn't know his name, and he practically can't recall anything prior to his findings. As he makes his way to a bank in Zurich, it seems that he is wanted for something. Law enforcement, security guards, even special forces are chasing him. The Film has you constantly asking the question, "why are they after him?"
Matt Damon (although slightly unconvincing in the beginning) and Franka Potente make a good Bonnie & Clyde-in-Europe duo where both characters feel devoted to the situation for a while. Chris Cooper always plays a good antagonist however they should have casted a less recognizable face for the role played by Julia Stiles.
All the pieces come together and build up to give forth a very weak ending. The "what happened to Bourne and who was he" mystery turned out to be quite predictable and the happy ending felt out of place from the rest of the film.
See the film if you would like to see Matt in action complete with fight sequences and plenty-o-car chases but don't expect much more.