The way a spy movie is supposed to be made.

Rating: 10/10 (15 July 2002)

Matt Damon stars in this action-packed film of man who is pulled out of the Mediteranian Sea by a fishing boat and has no recollection of who he is or how he got in his predicament. In his hip is found a device with an account number from a bank in Switzerland. The man is now on a search for his true identity and finds out more than he wanted to know. I found this movie to be just spectacular, I was upset when they finally made me leave the theatre, I wanted more. I'm a big fan of movies involving spies and intrigue, so when I saw the preview I had to check this one out. Before the movie started I was pleased to see a preview for "Reign of Fire", which I plan to see this weekend, the preview was awesome and definitely prepared me for action, which I was wanting to see. In the back of my head I was doubting my reason for coming to see it, it is a movie with Matt Damon, who I only liked in Dogma. But my fear of it being something like a spy movie for teeny-boppers was extinguished. This movie was awesome, it was a film I could watch over and over again. The action was incredible, Matt Damon kicked ass and I don't even like him! The chase scene with the Mini-Coop was pretty inventive, I would have never thought one could race one. Doug Liman used his cast and his locations very well. He showed Paris as Paris, by not putting the Eifel Tower in every shot, actually, I barely remember it being in there at all. Matt Damon was perfect in this role, Franka Potente seemed a little static to me(but I'm used to seeing her in Run Lola Run), Chris Cooper was excellent as the villian, so to say, with his brass, American-style gung-ho attitude which made his performance memorable. The cameo of Julia Stiles though I really didn't enjoy, it was nice that she was in there, but her talents were not really used. I felt that they could have switched her and Franka Potente, now that would've probably worked. Overall, this film was worth it, I definitely classify it with my favourite film of this genre, The Day of the Jackal. Go see it if you, I was sure not disappointed, in fact I've recommended it to everyone I know.