The Bourne Supremacy was not as supreme as the Identity

Rating: 8/10 (23 July 2005)

The Bourne Identity was by far the better picture! By contrast, the Bourne Supremacy, although "gritty" and intense fell down in a number of areas. It's plot I considered weaker of the two and the transition between scenes a little awkward. The high speed car chase totally over the top and far too long. I'm an expert in martial arts and the fight scenes not well done; whereas, in the former picture they were quite believable. I'm sorry to say this, but the Supremacy was riding on the coat-tails of the first picture. Moreover, the story might have worked better if Jason Bourne(sic), rather than remaining a victim of amnesia was further developed into an actualized agent bent on exposing the corrupt circumstances he found himself in with the real possibility of vindication! Finally, the death of his love interest I thought was gratuitous. This was an area where her character might have been greatly expanded, it was the interaction between the two in the Identity that served to create an unusual tension: her totally naive to the man that she (and he, for that matter) were fast discovering was a trained operative with very uncommon skills.