fun kicks & plot line/character flaws?

Rating: 9/10 (24 July 2004)

Fun Fun Fun. 3 words to sum up this sequel. played hookie from work and payed matinée (a whopping $8! since when has this been considered bargain?!
2 bucks off regular admission a bargain does not make...) and it was worth every clam.
IT was highly entertaining, and with it skips around the world to exotic locales, it played a bit like a grade-A "alias" episode. and the car chase scene in Moscow was killer, it kept me on the edge of my seat. and the young Russian agent played a worthy nemesis for bourne. it was so jam-packed with action that there was nary a scene during which one could ponder about any potential flaws int eh story.
but in post-movie discussion, a coworker brought up a good point. how is it possible that this AWOL CIA agent has lost all memory of identity but has retained all his training skills? his physical aptitude might be explained by his abilities being a reflexive trait. long shot, but plausible. but his proficiency in all those languages doesn't make sense. if one is young enough when learning a language, it does become almost second-nature and imprints itself almost permanently on the brain. languages learned later on post-childhood, actually require the use different areas of the brain. unless bourne was some amazing multicultured, multilingual prodigy, how it is possible for him to remember how to speak all those languages with such fluency?
does anyone have any hypotheses? or how about other possible logical flaws in the plot line/characters?
anyway, the movie has a simplistic but engaging storyline, good acting/actors, and beautiful location shots. i agree with other posters that the hand-held camera technique does tend to induce a headache about three-quarters into the film. overall though, highly entertaining blockbuster-type and worth a solid **matinee price showing**.