starts slow but only improves

Rating: Null/10 (18 August 2002)

Convoluted but highly entertaining story of a covert spy/assassin who wakes up with a bad case of amnesia and sets out on a dangerous quest to piece together the clues that will help him discover who he really is. To complicate matters further, he's in the company of a French civilian woman and on the run from a skilled team of operatives who may be trying to eliminate him. Damon—cast against type—is surprisingly good as he performs convincing fight scenes and acts with just the right degree of confusion and vulnerability to make the film believable. There are plenty of nifty action scenes and suspenseful plot twists to entertain fans as the story slowly but surely unveils more and more as it goes along. ***