One of my favorites

Rating: 7/10 (27 September 2009)

This has long been one of my favorite spy movies. I liked it so much in fact that I read the book. I wish I didn't read the book however because the movie has barely anything in common with it. Whoever wrote the script just stole the main characters name and the fact that he had amnesia and went on to write his own story from there. It uses vague references to the book, but that's it. This movie should never have been titled "The Bourne Identity". If it wasn't, I'd respect it a lot more. They even went as far as to rename the leading female role. Why bother? I don't understand why Hollywood always has to rip off good stories. Tell it like it was or call it something else.
The book is a very good read and has a much more thought out plot. I would love to see the real story adapted to the big screen one day.