Rockin' all over Europe!

Rating: 7/10 (16 September 2004)

The Bourne Supremacy is a sequel to the remake of a TV-movie and based on a successful novel. On paper perhaps the worst possible idea imaginable, but on the screen a lot of old-fashioned action-entertainment. In the 2002's the Bourne Identity, we were introduced to Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, an ex CIA-agent suffering from amnesia. Many mean people tried to kill him but he managed to escape with a little help from Franka Potenta (Lola!) and her mini-Cooper. Jason is still on the run and evil Russians use his coordinates to sabotage a CIA mission in Berlin, Germany. Jason is p****d off (who wouldn't be?) and decides to dig up his past once and for all. Paul Greengrass managed to make a highly amusing film, using almost the entire European continent as his playground. It has tension, speed and oppressed humor while some of the technological gimmicks make you gasp! Matt Damon shines as Bourne again and he's the closest thing to an action-hero we've seen in a long time. He's everything a dull and routine hero is not! Confused, emotional, incognito and  most of all  unfunny! No lame one-liners here and that's a relief. Bourne's portrayal might as well be called the best aspect of the entire film. Recommended.