A Great Movie

Rating: Null/10 (27 July 2004)

The first time I saw The Bourne Identity was when I rented it from Blockbuster's, and even though I knew before watching it that he was an assassin and that he would figure it out in the end, the ways in which Jason Bourne and Marie found this out in the movie was nonetheless thrilling.
Naturally, after having watched The Bourne Identity, I was excited about The Bourne Supremacy and was anticipating it greatly, and my anticipation was not wasted. This time, the trailers for the second movie were better than the first movie because it revealed nothing about the plot except that the CIA is after him again for something he didn't do. This gives viewers a little idea of what could happen, but again, it doesn't reveal anything major. Also, the fact that him being an assassin was already established, I was left to wonder what else he had left to do in order to recover his past.
Now, first things first, let me reassure all of you by saying that not only is the plot good, but it can only be surpassed by the car chases, the great fighting sequences and the scenes in which Bourne must escape from the CIA and local police forces, and this time, the chase scenes are SO much closer.
Not to mention, there is this insane Russian assassin (not with Treadstone) who is after Bourne. I thought the camera work for the action was great and the actors were great as well, since it truly did convey to the audience the feeling of chaos and having to fight for survival. It also fits in with how everything in Bourne's life is fast-paced and short-lived.
I can't say anything that describes the plot, because I don't want to ruin anything for those who haven't seen this yet, but I can say that they have indeed succeeded in making this film incredibly successful even though they changed it to a contemporary story that is totally different from Robert Ludlum's Cold War era Bourne trilogy.
As for anything bad in this film, I really can't find anything wrong with it. Not only was the plot and the action good, but Mat Damon really managed to make his character look so human and tragic and pitiful. Those of you who haven't seen the movie yet will probably see this stand out most towards the end when Bourne is talking to a girl. But if I had to nitpick at it, I'd have to say that there were some times in the film when I was a bit confused with the plot, but rest assured, everything comes together in the end, and if not, you can always go see it again or ask others who saw it and got the plot, and you'll go, "OOOOOOHHHH, I GET IT NOW! COOL!" So yeah, I give this movie a 9/10, so go see it! It's so totally worth it!