Good Action Flick, Nothing like the book.

Rating: 6/10 (23 June 2002)

In anticipation for this movie I read the book "The Bourne Identity" by Robert Ludlum. The book was highly entertaining and well written.

Unfortunately, other than the title and the main character, the movie bears no resemblance to the storyline of the book. Being a Canadian, I was hoping that they would at least leave in the very intelligent and beautiful Canadian Economic Ambassador, Marie. It seems that all they kept was the name.
The story moved well, the pacing was good, and the action sequences (most of the movie) fit into the storyline and were, except for some of the hand-to-hand combat scenes, believable.
This is good summer action movie to see on a summers night or a rainy day. If you haven't read the book, see the movie first. Save the book for your summer vacation on the beach, but do read the book...