A far superior sequel that hugely surpasses it's predecessor

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2009)

Naturally when the sequel to the disappointing Bourne Identity The Bourne Supremacy came out. I wasn't interested in seeing it at the cinema but five years later my dad who is a big fan of the films persuaded me to sit down with him one afternoon to watch the sequel. I was bored at the time and didn't have anything else to do so I thought how bad could it be.
Well guess what it wasn't and I wasted five years of when I could have watched it. This was a terrific sequel and picks up where the first one left off with Bourne wanting to discover more about his past and about Treadstone, cue comes the CIA coming after him. All the old characters return mostly like Brian Cox and Joan Allen who are excellent in there roles.
Karl Urban with a surprisingly good Russian accent is the assassin in this one and makes a fearsome adversary. Franke Potente as Bourne's girlfriend returns briefly but unfortunately gets terminated at the beginning of the film so there's no more sequels for her.
Two factors that make the sequel much better than it's predecessor is Matt Damon. His acting is much better in this and disarms the bad guys smoothly and though he may not have the aura of a menacing assassin, he is cool,efficient and professional.
Another factor is the action there is much more in this one and is edited frenetically hand-held by director Paul Greengrass, but the camera is never so swinging that you can't see what's happening and as a result the action sequences create more excitement and give them authenticity with some amazing stunts attached.
With more action the focus of the story is apparent but has been toned down and more simplified, which makes it more easy to follow and interesting. This movie has been made with a visual flair, almost like art with excellent acting and action which is expertly made.
I'm glad I gave this second one a chance and that it is much improved on the first. I can't wait now to the third one.