Read the Book then see the Movie!

Rating: 8/10 (24 July 2004)

Having read the Book, I felt the Movie was going to be a serious let-down - it was just the opposite for me. It was engrossing from the very start and held your interest the whole way through, and I cannot envisage missing the sequel "The Bourne Supremacy". The scenery was spectacular at all locations while the performance of Matt Damon was really good - he was excellent in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and he followed that up extremely well here. The supporting cast of all relative unknowns did first-class jobs. This is a classic case of where it was better to see the Film after having read the Book. I have just read some of the "goofs" printed about this Movie, which, in hindsight was a mistake as one tends to watch out for them, rather than enjoying the entertainment for what it is.