Much better than anticipated

Rating: 8/10 (14 June 2002)

I did not hold out much hope for this film, given the production and
release delays and my general dislike of Matt Damon, but I was
very pleasantly surprised.
Just a good, solid movie!
By far Damon's best performance, and Franka Potente was subtly
sexy throughout.
Believability, action, suspense, a little romance and one of the
best car-chase scenes in recent memory made for a fun evening.
Certainly better than recent viewings of "Insomnia" and "Bad
Company."
Word is director Doug Liman went back to Paris to shoot
additional scenes and reshoot some others. I'd say he got it right.
(Can anyone explain, however, what Julia Stiles was doing in this
film? Talk about underutilizing someone!)