A satisfying action adventure movie in its own right

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2012)

As a stand alone movie, (I've neither read nor watched other Bourne), i quite enjoyed this movie. The winter wilderness scenes were shot in a truly beautiful location and the clever ways the agent manages to save himself from his superbly outfitted attackers were appealing. At first I was confused as to what was happening but that just made me more attentive to a story which seems rather fresher than most to me. After awhile i grasped enough of the story to follow it. There was nice chemistry between the male and female leads. The stunts and action shots were wild! I played the motorcycle crashing into the post 3 times. The idea of the government keeping control of their operatives through drugs, disinformation, isolation and cheating sounds pretty much like what i have read is really going on in that world. The villains were as cold, ruthless and calculating as the impersonal agency they are supposed to represent. Mostly i enjoyed the hero's skill at outwitting an entire government terrorist operation and saving the fair damsel in distress. I also liked her coming into her own as a fighter and her saving him a few times. Soundtrack is good. I will be watching this again to catch what i missed. If the other Borune movies are as good as this one, i look forward to seeing them.