Not like the book

Rating: Null/10 (18 June 2003)

Before going to see The Bourne Identity at a local cinema, I did the mistake of reading the book. It was a mistake because the movie does not follow at all the real story; the only thing similar is a Super-skilled-and-trained-agent that doesn't know who he is and is being tracked down by some people he doesn't know. All the rest is changed, and I think its quite sad because I really liked the book and thought(and still think) that it would have been excellent on the big screen. All in all, I've been quite disappointed by this movie, but my friends loved it (they hadn't read the book). My advice is watch the movie before reading the book and you'll enjoy both of them.
The leading role is perfectly played, but the ending isn't worth a dime (in my opinion). The action scenes are great. It really is a good movie, INSPIRED BY the Robert Ludlum novel. LB