watch the movie before reading the book

Rating: 6/10 (11 June 2003)

Please watch this movie before reading the book, or you will be sorely disappointed. The action sequences of the movie were excellent, and if you are a fan of movies featuring Matt Damon with special powers, you will enjoy the movie. However, there are several elements of the plot which simply do not make sense. After reading the book which was written in the late 70s, it is clear that the producers of the movie attempted to modernize the plot, with tragic consequences (especially involving character development or the lack thereof)...