Bourne, Baby Bourne.

Rating: Null/10 (8 October 2004)

Super-slick and super-cool spy flick has secret CIA assassin Matt Damon recovering from amnesia after being pulled unconscious from the Mediterranean Sea. Damon learns of his past slowly from contents in a Swiss Bank Account and European beauty Franka Potente also gets involved in a stunning game of international espionage and a near unending contest of cat and mouse for the aforementioned duo and shady Americans led by bigwigs Brian Cox and Chris Cooper. Damon and Potente become the targets themselves of a group of cloak and dagger CIA assassins led by the quiet and calculating Clive Owen. The killers chasing Damon were trained just as he was so the suspense and action hits a fevered pitch. Damon's bout of conscience when he was assigned to assassinate African diplomat Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ends up being that quick turn of the coin that has forever altered history, the system and all those within the film's chaotic landscape. Wonderful pacing, a smashing soundtrack and top-flight performances from all involved make "The Bourne Identity" one of the neatest and most exhilarating films of the past few years. Outstanding upside overshadows the small problems found within. 4 stars out of 5.