This film creates artificial excitement with choppy camera work. Without this artifice, the film is ordinary.

Rating: 5/10 (5 August 2004)

Did you ever watch the original "Riverdance"? Camera shots were prolonged so you could see continuity of action and enjoy the beauty of the movement.

Contrast that with the current Michael Flatley videos. He creates an aura of excitement by changing cameras as often as twice a second. Also his cameras are so close to the action that one cannot view the symmetry and coordination. It is like watching through a soda straw.
Well, Borne Supremacy carries the camera work beyond this extreme. There is little compelling dialogue. The claim to fame is a great deal of action. Unfortunately, the camera work on this action is so choppy that the film is very hard to watch. Scenes are on the screen for less than a second. Worse than that, no cameras are stabilized. When a person is running, the camera bobs up and down with each step of the runner. Even worse, the cameras seem to be inches away from the subject so there is no continuity of background, or a stable visual reference with which to put the action in context.
In my opinion, the action scenes were ordinary, but artificially made exciting by not letting you look at a full scene.
Summary: If you like dazzle, eye candy, and viewing the world through a soda straw, this is the movie for you.