Just saw it...few things...Spoilers too!!

Rating: Null/10 (23 June 2002)

I liked this one fine. It reminded me more of 'Ronin' than anything else-French locale, gritty car race around Paris, ummmmmm lo-techie f/x and the like, overcast look to everything.
Take DeNiro from 'Ronin' and make him Matt Damon, give him anmesia, and you kinda got him. I liked how Damon came off-usually he is either too goober looking(big dum lug ala 'Private Ryan') or goes the other way-plays the Boston area ivy leaguer(most of his roles...)...This was done the right way.

What was that little red car they go racing around in-a Peugot? Fiat?-what a pip. You don't believe for a second that half-baked Chevette could do all the Dukes of Hazzard stuff they make it do-but hey that's alright. This IS a movie after all, one they delayed for some reason by a year.
Casting-Damon as I said was good. Chris Cooper usually is better ala 'LoneStar', here he seemed forced. I like him better as a good guy. Julie Stiles, while as cute as a button(honing that Kathleen Turner jr bit again), is given Nothing to do besides be a glorified Operator. Very strange casting to see such a well known type in a minor role.
Minor spoiler:
LOL part-when Cooper sez to Damon: Heck I could send Nikki(Stiles) to kill you--
Yeah Right guys. We believe THAT.
I also couldn't put my finger on where Potente was from-the UK? Cali? France? Her accent keeps shifting. Turns out she is German. Okay THAT makes sense, I guess...
See this, Spy Game and maybe Ronin for comparison purposes......In general, it's entertaining, sorta believable and it's also smarter than most of the other stuff they put out in summer
*** outta ****