Love it or hate it

Rating: 9/10 (5 February 2004)

It seems that so many people I talk to either completely love this movie or just hate everything about it. Lets look at the facts: (SPOILERS) Matt Damon does not shoot his target due to some children being in the way. Probably not too believable, but otherwise his acting is actually about on par with his performance in Good Will Hunting. He has the role of Jason Bourne down. Franka Potente is excellent as the bewildered German who gets involved in all of this. The parts of the fellow assassins were completely believable as well as those who work for the CIA. The plot takes several twists, but they are interesting and add a good dynamic to the film. The cinemetography is fab, as are the locations. There are also some great action scenes (a-la the car chase in a mini flying down the steps). Back to the original argument. I do not know why there is such a love hate relationship with this movie but I cant really find much wrong with it at all. If you are one of those people voting low for this flick, do yourself a favor and watch it again. Its pretty damn fab. 8/10