Entertaining and completely inaccurate

Rating: 7/10 (22 January 2008)

Most of the time, when I watch a film that shares the same title as a book, I expect there to be a significant amount of material contained in the book that the film has left out, simply because there was not enough time. Needless to say, I was shocked when I watched this film.
Perhaps I'm being to picky, but I think it's sad that nothing besides the names of a few prominent characters are shared between the book and the film. True, the most vague details of the plot are present - a killer posing as Jason Bourne sets a chain of events in motion that cause Webb to become Bourne again and apprehend the imposter. Apart from that, nothing else is remotely accurate: there is no mention of Goa or any other referenced to India in the book - Webb lives in Maine. None of Bourne's exploits take place in Europe, almost the entire book is set in the Far East. There is no visit to Russia, no Landy, no dramatic car chase, no bombed apartment, nothing of that sort in the book.
Entertainment value is high - it is a good action movie. I just wish this film had been released with a different name, because the Bourne series books would all make great movies, and now that opportunity is lost.