Much better than you'd expect - 9 out of 10

Rating: 9/10 (18 June 2002)

I went to see this movie because it looked like an action flick that might be halfway decent (a rare find with action flicks, in my mind). I was pleasantly suprised. While I had anticipated that Matt Damon would make for a lousy action hero, I found he pulled it off nicely. The girl from Run Lola Run is great, and believable as the heroine. Nice to see a movie that doesn't use a Hollywood starlet as the leading lady, and goes with a great actress instead (non-American, to boot).
I liked everything about this movie. The plot was intriguing, the acting was great, the action scenes were super (one of the best car chase scenes of all time), and even the romance was believable.
I left this movie wanting to read the book by Robert Ludlum.
I gave this movie a 9 out of 10.