Catch him if you can...he's still on the run...

Rating: 7/10 (17 September 2006)

Another chase thriller from Robert Ludlum's novel and directed by Jack Greengrass with customary skill at this sort of thing. By now MATT DAMON has the amnesia with the quick reflexes down pat, and he's still just as agile when responding to any known threat by the C.I.A. and the agents who think he masterminded a case of espionage that they're investigating. They're in full pursuit mode again and he's on the run and under cover.
If not the most original story, it does give the viewer a chance to watch events unfold against interesting backdrops--Italian, German and Russian cities provide eye candy for tourists--but the fast-moving chase scenes are likely to distract from too much concentration on scenery. They're spectacular, especially a rather long, involved car chase that twists and turns its way through city streets.
Enjoyable sequel is about on par with the original "Bourne" film. Some of the same cast is present but it's Matt Damon's show all the way.