Really amazing movie

Rating: Null/10 (24 July 2004)

This was an extremely tight, intelligent, chaotic, visceral ride. NOT
a thrill ride, you don't sit there with a half smirk watching I Robot,
marvelling at the CGI, you sit there slack jawed, amazed and
cringing. Its always an anxious feeling to watch a sequel and
wondering if it will live up to expectations. Well, this one did, and
incredibly so. I love it when the movie whirls forward on rails along
and dares you to keep up. If you have given up on film, see Bourne
Supremacy. I finally walked out of the theater for the first time in
years, feeling refreshed and changed. Isn't that what good film is
supposed to do? Transport you out of your mind for 2 hours and fill
you with an experience you won't get anywhere else? I loved it that
for once in foreign locales, the actors were local with real
languages and not fakey translyvanian accents (like 'Dim Viesal'
XXX:) they picked up watching old Boris Karloff. Having been and
lived in all those countries, the writer obviously did his homework
and know of the subtle quirks, like the Italian style of security, the
Russian usage of Mercedes Benzes and blue lights, the short
cropped hair and militia everywhere. AWESOME. It was interesting
that I confused Karl Urban as a authentic russian, he really had the
expression (but maybe too emotional) down tight. Thank you, Tony
Gilroy and Paul Greengrass!