Can't Get Enough

Rating: 10/10 (22 May 2006)

Spy films are so cliché since the Cold War ended that I simply gave up because no one seemed to figure out how to make a spy film relevant to today--until I saw the Bourne Identity. It just came out of nowhere and left me floored. Having never heard of the Ludlum books, I quickly read the first installment and had to sadly conclude that the movie was better than the book! Largely because the book was embarrassingly out of date in today's wifi blackberry world. It is no wonder why Ludlum wanted to do an update of the book.
As far as the unreality of Bourne snapping and not executing his mission, thoughtful reflection reveals that it makes perfect sense. Bourne "doesn't exist." His mission was to kill Wambosi and the only explanation was a member of the crew. But Wambosi's child saw him which blew his cover. Killing the kid wasn't part of his mission, leaving him no choice but to flee.
Lots of people moan about the dissimilarities to the book, Richard Chamberlain, yada yada yada. My guess is these people are not Gen X/Yers because I certainly can't even remember having seen a movie with Richard Chamberlain let alone some made-for-TV-junk. So if you're sacked out at the parents/grandparents, I guess you'll have to pop the betamax of Chamberlain in, but as soon as they doze off, pop this DVD in! It rocks!