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Summary: Action at it's Best
Review: This thriller set the pace right from the openning credits and never let's up. The cinematography is stunning. The pace is fast but surprisingly believable. The action sequences are quick but highly effective and the one chase fits nicely within the plot. Matt Damon does a nice job. A good evening's entertainment.
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Summary: Boring - Didn't make it past the first hour
Review: I really tried to get into this movie, but I just could not. The plot was very weak which is strange because I only heard good things about the book.
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Summary: Boring and Cumbersome
Review: I was disappointed with this movie. The movie is too long and I found it confusing. It was hard to focus on the plot while at the same time trying to figure out who all the characters were. At the same time, Damon as Jason makes some pretty stupid decisions. I just didn't buy any of it.
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Summary: Pretty good.
Review: I wasn't sure how Matt Damon would pull off an action role, but his performance was excellent. Like most action movies there was an over-the-top scene that the film really could have done without, but one is easily overlooked.
Damon displayed great range in this role, his overall performance gets this movie it's rating. The supporting cast is also quite good. Nice cameo from the BMW films "driver", I am still a little puzzled with Julia Stiles involvment in this film though. Bottem line - not the best movie of the year, but definetly worth a look.
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Summary: Read the Book Instead
Review: That is, read the book instead if you want to read what Robert Ludlum meant "The Bourne Identity" to be. See this film if you want a spy thriller with a basic similarity to the novel. See the Richard Chamberlain mini-series if you want to see a good adaptation of Ludlum's book.
If you watch the special features on the DVD, you get a pretty good glimpse of the evident ego of the director, which gives pretty good clues as to why this film bears so little resemblance to the book.
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Summary: WONDERFUL!
Review: I usually cringe during actions flicks, but I loved every minute of "Bourne." The acting by Damon is wonderful and the story is great. I highly suggest everyone give this movie a try, whether you love action/thillers or not. The "fight" scenes are not to be missed!
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Summary: Great Spy Flick
Review: Doug Liman has crafted an immensly watchable spy thriller with The Bourne Identity. If you're a fan of the book, unlearn what you have learned and enjoy the movie for what it is. Matt Damon shows us again that he is a gifted actor in giving the character of Jason Bourne a life that other actors may have just sleepwalked through. It must truly stink waking up one day and not know who you are. But to find that you can kick the stuffing out of two armed cops without breaking a sweat? That must be simply disturbing and Damon pulls it off without seeming to break a sweat himself. And let us not forget outstanding supporting work from Franke Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen and the always dependable Brian Cox. These guys elevate this movie from what would have been an entertaining action flick into a great action flick. The DVD is... okay, I guess. It's always nice to see some deleted scenes. The alternate ending isn't as alternate as it could have been (same result, different type of execution). The making of featurette is just that, a bit of a fluff piece that touches on some stuff, but never really goes deeper. The commentary by Liman is nice and imformative. He answers some stuff you may have been thinking about, like why is Julia Stiles in such a small role in the movie (when they were actually shooting the movie, she wasn't quite a name yet). Not exactly the best in the special features department, but the movie looks and sounds great. That added to the fact that it is simply an extremely cool movie makes it a must buy on DVD.
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Summary: If Action Movies Won Oscars...
Review: this would definitely be a big winner. An action movie this revolutionary comes around about once every five years. This movie is great for everyone, one of the most enjoyable films of last year. One of my few complaints would be the film's length. The script may have benefitted from a more detailed adaptation from Robert Ludlum's original book. This film showcases that the Bond format is old and weary, and it is about time it should be replaced. This film is a character-driven story with an actual plot. While Bond is still a classic espionage figure, recent Bond films have proved that a villain with plans of global domination are no longer original. Action sequences, plot pacing, direction and special effects are only a few of the things that make this film worth seeing. The real attraction, however, is that this is an action movie that is full of thrills and surprises but still doesn't lack in character development.
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Summary: Someone else's identity
Review: When I heard that The Bourne Identity was going to be made into a movie (another one, rather), I decided to read the book. It's been one of my mom's favorites for years. I very much enjoyed the book, and I wondered how the screenplay would handle the fact that Jason Bourne's existence as that character was largely due to the Vietnam War. I didn't expect that the movie would be exactly like the book; that never happens, of course. However, this movie was such a departure from the book that I can't believe it has the same title. If Jason Bourne's name had been changed, I would never have connected it to the book. There is a movie called The Long Kiss Goodnight, starring Geena Davis as a spy type with amnesia. That movie resembles the book more than this one does. Even without comparing this movie to the book it is "loosely" based upon, I didn't care for the movie. In fact, when I watched it for the first time, I fell asleep. The plot was almost nonexistent. Sure, there were some good chase scenes, but they do not an interesting movie make. While I would highly recommend the book, The Bourne Identity, I would advise staying away from the movie. Talk about identity theft.
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Summary: Loved it in the theatre, love it on my TV...
Review: Matt Damon...need I say much more? In all honesty, my sister is the big Matt Damon fan...I went because face it...he's not hard to watch...plus I had seen the previews with that awesome car chase scene. Granted, I'm sure it's not a amazingly awesome car scene compared to others (as I was told by my brother), but as far as this movie goer goes...it was great. Overall a good plot line, it was definitly funny to see Damon's character over analyze a few things when the girl he's with can get it done a lot faster just by asking. Definitly worth watching.
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