I loved it...but...I hated it too.

Rating: Null/10 (12 August 2004)

OK, this movie above all others has torn me in two different directions. On one side I see this movie and am insulted and angered by the complete lack of any resemblance at all to the book. The main antagonist from the book is completely left out, the movie love interest is a polar opposite to the book love interest, Bourne in the book was at least 15-20 years older than Damon, and..well..never mind. I'll just leave off by saying that the only similarities between the book and the movie were the Character's names and the amnesia part. I've always disliked movies that completely corrupted a book's story.
But if you can disassociate this story from the book, or if you have never read the book then this movie is actually pretty good. It's a thinker as well as an action flick. It's just fast paced enough to avoid falling into plodding along, but slow enough to let you absorb the few facts that the director lets you have. Damon surprised me in this movie as I fully expected him to be pathetic in the Bourne role, but he did quite well given the circumstances.
Now, if I could just decide whether to be insulted or love the movie I would be happy.