Ludlum's book in name only

Rating: 5/10 (10 April 2003)

I knew the movie was just "loosely" based on Ludlum's book before I saw the movie, but I was still a little taken aback at how little of the book actually made it onto the screen. There were no twists or turns in the movie, the plot was totally transparent.
The movie was not totally unenjoyable - although thoroughly predictable it was paced pretty well and the action scenes didn't seem to overwhelm the plot. Overall, the acting was decent, even though Conklin was overacted. I must admit I found the ending amusing, and this probably saved the movie for me.
Basically they took an above average spy tale and turned it into an average spy flick. I can't see how anybody who has read the book could be very satisfied with this movie.