Almost supreme

Rating: Null/10 (27 July 2004)

Possible spoilers...
From the first movie it almost seemed that Bourne was some sort of high class android. What man has so much knowledge, skills, speaks all spoken languages and is a Master at Martial Arts? What was that thing found in his head by the ship's medic? Who ever heard of two bullets only stopping at skin deep? Who ever heard of anyone floating around in the sea for days without being eaten by sharks? Who ever heard of anyone floating in the sea for days without dying from exposure and the freezing cold water? Why did Bourne just suddenly wake up after the bullets were removed from his back? None of these questions are answered in Bourne II.
There were no opening credits for Bourne II. It just sort of picked up where the first one finished. When did he go to and what was he doing in India? When at first I didn't see the girl, I thought she was already killed by the CIA. The covers on the bed started moving and a girl appeared. It wasn't clear what would trigger Bourne to seek reprisal on the CIA until a gun shot caused the fatal accident. This is the only thing that made the movie somewhat predictable. We already know from the first movie the he's a remorseful assassin who has regained his humanity. This is not the first time an assassin has realized his conscience. James Coburn, in "Hard Contract" (1969), plays the part of John Cunningham an assassin hired to terminate a retired reclused assassin. Cunningham develops doubts about his work from his relationship with a prostitute. The retired assassin tells Cunningham that he would never kill again for any reason even to save his own life. This really disturbs Cunningham and makes him reconsiders his line of work. Bourne soon remembers his past. In Supremacy Bourne does something commendable in the second to the last scene of the movie. He restores a daughter's faith and feelings for her parents.
This movie was action packed, well done and has a sense of morality. These days morality in a movie is a lost and foreign concept. I give it 8 out 10 stars.