Excellent - As good, if not better than the original

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2005)

I watched this back to back and enjoyed every minute of it. The hand-held cameras were annoying and distracting and took away the feeling of being caught up in the action. They were intended to give that feeling, but the overuse has the opposite effect. When the action is that fast a hand-held doesn't give us more of the chaotic action of a fight, it only brings chaos, and is something Hollywood should consider. I was surprised to see Marie killed at the beginning, but it reminds us of the stark brutality of Bourne's job. In the first movie we saw a Bourne that was uneasy around women. He worked as a loner and probably would have been uneasy with anyone who could compromise his situation. In the second, with Marie dead we get a chance to see the real Bourne, alone, the way he really was. With the Tredstone project dead I liked the interaction with the Neski daughter. I thoroughly enjoyed both movies and this is a rare treat when the sequel ids as good if not better than the original