Good, Intriguing spy movie

Rating: 7/10 (27 July 2015)

The Bourne Identity is the first film in the Bourne franchise. It follows Jason Bourne, a man who is trying to figure out who he is after he is found floating at sea with gunshot wounds on his back. He doesn't remember basically anything about his life, so we follow him on his journey to discover who he is.
And this movie got many things right, it establishes the character of Jason Bourne very well, and we root for him, we want him to win, so the movie gets that very right. The thing that moves this movie is pretty much the intrigue we have in finding out who Jason Bourne really is. Matt Damon is great as the character, but I think the directing and cinematography could have been better.
Not to say they were bad, I just think a main problem the movie has is that it should have packed a meaner punch, few (but some) scenes feel a little bland and that shouldn't happen in an action movie. Another big issue I have with the film is another thing that should never happen in an action flick. That is that the movie feels uneven at times, not from a story standpoint, but from a speed point of view. What I mean is the movie moves very fast at times, but sometimes way too slow and this isn't really balanced.
In the end, I enjoyed the Bourne Identity, although I think the movie could and should have hit harder and been better.