Shows potential for the amnesiac spy thriller

Rating: 5/10 (23 July 2016)

A spy waking up without any memory is a classic tale, and The Bourne Identity, based on a novel by Robert Ludlum take that premise and runs with it. Matt Damon plays the amnesiac Jason Bourne discovered in the ocean by a fishing vessel. He seeks to discover his identity as he discovers that he has amazing abilities, including a tremendous skill at hand-to-hand combat and an extraordinary ability to drive a car. He learns rapidly that he's pursued by the authorities and uses his skills to elude detection.
Desperate to follow the clues he finds in a bank lockbox, he offers Marie (Franka Potente) twenty thousand dollars to take him to Paris. Meanwhile, agents track Bourne's movements including Conklin (Chris Cooper) who answers to Ward Abbott (Brian Cox). It was interesting to see Walton Goggins pop up in these scenes in a minor role prior to his breakout fame. They contact their agent in the field Nicolette (Julia Stiles) and she hires top assassins like the Professor (Clive Owen).
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