Better than the first, and the first was Excellent!

Rating: 10/10 (5 June 2006)

Part 2 of the Bourne series is even more fast-paced, and does not lose any of the down-to-earth grit of "Identity". Exceptional casting in this film, just like the first installment with a few characters carrying over. There is simply not any bad acting in this movie from anyone involved. They are all very believable in their roles.
The storyline is as it is supposed to be, a continuance of "Identity" and therefore is on par with the first movie.
The only complaint I had with the movie was the action sequences were a bit nauseating because of the camera-work being so shaky. I hope that they can find a way in the third installment to reduce that effect a bit or it might be better not to eat before the movie! Fortunately, the majority of the action sequences are over before I could get really sick.
That being said, the car chase in this movie is one of the best ever filmed. Depite the shaky camera style, it is truly spectacular.
There has been some debate among myself and fellow Bourne-O-Philes as to what happened to some Bourne's assassin counterparts in the interim between the first movie and the second, but it really does not affect the storyline. Instead it just makes guys like me lose sleep at night wondering where this character and that character ran off to.
The cinematography (save for the shaky action scenes) is once again exceptional and sets the perfect mood for the story, using darkness and light to represent confusion and, toward the end, illumination.
And this time the soundtrack is not only good, but exceptional. I even purchased the soundtrack separately which is something I rarely do.
Too bad the star meter only goes to 10. I don't think that is high enough to record the level of enjoyment I gained from this film.