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Summary: Bourne
Review: This movie is great. Its extremely entertaining without lowering itself to vulgarity. It is very sad that Ludlum's masterpeice was not more fully adapted, but I don't think that anyone could adapt the book without creating a day long movie in the process. All in all this is among the best spy movies out there.
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Summary: Go Bourne!
Review: The Bourne Identity is a great spy thriller starring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne! This filck may not be as clever as the book ,but hey I loved the car chase! The ending is predictable ,but it's an excellent movie!
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Summary: PHENOMINAL!
Review: THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST MOVIE I'VE SEEN IN YEARS! THE STORY WAS EXCELLENT, AND THE CAST ACTED AS IF THIS WAS REALLY HAPPENING TO THEM IN REAL LIFE. MATT AND THAT CHICK PLAYED AN AWESOME PARTNER IN CRIME ROLE! WHEN THIS COMES OUT ON VIDEO, I'M GETTING IT!! I HOPE THEY COME UP WITH A PART 2!
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Summary: What Happened to Ludlum's Ingenious Plot Development?
Review: I read the book, loved it and readily anticipated the movie. Now if I had failed to read the book three days before seeing the movie I probibly would have thurrowly enjoyed it. But unfortunately I kept on thinking to myself, "What about Carlos?"(The antagonist in the novel) I don't mind it if a story is diverted from the plot of a book, it can work out for the better, considering that they are different mediums. But when you have a book that is laced with brilliant plot lines and the movie throws them away for inferior plot lines-that makes no sense to me. The movie had brilliant action sequences and Matt Damon truely shone, but i am still upset with what this movie could have been and was not. I recommened that you see the movie first and then read the book susequently, you will enjoy them more that way. The only real corrilation between the two is that there is a man with amnesia named Jason Bourne. I don't want to say any more-it will give away too much of the twists and insights. Enjoy.
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Summary: Non stop action thriller!
Review: This is a really great movie with action and suspense from the getgo.Matt Damon is exciting--cunning and a master of self defense--like a combination James Bond and Jet Lee. The European backdrop and scenery really adds to this motion picture.I highly recommend Bourne Identity to anyone who can appreciate a action/suspense thriller that really kicks. Great movie.
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Summary: An absolutely awesome picture...
Review: It's my personal opinion, that The Bourne Identity is an absolutely amazing movie. Firstly, we have some excellent action, and some pretty good acting, as well as an entertaining story, and a plot that gets very deep towards the end, and overall the movie works on many levels.
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Summary: An excellent, fast paced, adrenilene rush!
Review: Although the movie is a completely different story from Robert Ludlum's excellent book, The Bourne Identity, the movie following the story only with Bourne getting fished out of the water, and also that the names are the same. But I absolutely loved the movie. Not at one part to I get bored, i have already seen it 3 times. Matt Damon's portrayal of an ex-assasin with amnesia is wonderful. Franka Ponete was also an excellent Marie. If you have already read the book, it is important for you to not go into the movie thinking you're going the "see" the book's story...you wont. THere's no Carlos, no Delta, no Medusa. THere is a Treadstone, and a Cain, but it is spelled differently in the movie. It's an excellent movie and I highly recommemend it! I can't wait for it to come out on DVD.
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Summary: Great movie!
Review: The first thing I will say is this: If you want to see this movie only because you liked the book, then you'd better not see this movie. It's nothing whatsoever like the book. That said, I loved this movie! I really think of the movie and the book as two completely different things, that just happen to have the same title. Matt Damon is great in this film. He is the amnesiac Jason Bourne who is looking to find out what his true identity is. Along the way he gets the help of Marie (Franka Potente). However, his job is made difficult by the fact that the CIA is trying to kill him. There are some great action sequences in this movie, including an awesome car chase in this little beat up car. Also, Bourne has to fight off an attack using only a pen. I highly recommend this movie.
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Summary: Crowd Pleaser
Review: This fast moving thriller serves up beautiful European scenery in Zurich and Paris and points in between. My companion complained of it being too visually "dark," (the sun never shines), but I felt mid-winter dreariness in Europe was at least no worse than say Michigan at the same time of year. Matt Damon is amnesiac, Jason Bourne, who was left for dead floating in the sea with two bullets in his back, was saved by some good hearted fishermen. The audience (but not Jason) quickly learns he is an assassin for a mysterious government agency code named "Treadstone," and he has failed to accomplish a mission. Jason is marked for assassination by the agency to protect its existence. The chase is on! He finds he has a Swiss safety deposit account with a sheaf of passports and millions of dollars in various currencies. He meets a penniless girl, Marie (Franke Potente) who with a certain amount of ambivalence, agrees to drive him to Paris for $20,000. Jason is in the classic "you can run, but you can't hide" situation. The film keeps up a fast pace with a wonderful car chase and has a "startle" scene beyond compare. (Jason and Marie are taking a quiet breather in a safe apartment when an assassin crashes through a large window almost on top of them. I think I self-levitated about three feet out of my seat!). Ms. Potente is a delight as Marie; quirky, funny, highly nervous interspersed with deep resigned calm. Her presence brightened every scene. Matt Damon is miscast as a trained assassin. He comes off as an All American Boy too young for the role. There are loose ends that are never satisfactorily explained or even commented upon. (Why discard a warm jacket only to shiver through the next five scenes? Why not replace the bright red bank bag that stands out like a signboard while running around Zurich?) The biggest problem with the film is the only one who is mystified is Jason Bourne. The audience knows exactly who he is and who is chasing him from the beginning of the film. The manner in which he failed his mission seems unlikely and falls flat. If expectations are not too high, I recommend this as a good summer film. It doesn't have pretensions of grandeur and can be enjoyed for exactly what it is.
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Summary: Who Is Jason Bourne? Seems Doug Liman Doesn¿t Know Either
Review: If you read Ludlum's book, and are hoping to see how the big screen portrays the crafty story of a deep ops agent trying to regain his memory, forget it. There is no Monk, no Delta, no Cain, and no Carlos. The only similarities between the move and the book are the names Jason Bourne, Marie, and Conklin, and the beginning of the movie. Bourne, nearly dead, is found by a fishing boat and nursed back to health in two weeks to begin his quest towards Zurich. With each passing minute of the movie, it becomes less and less like the book. This new story line takes away several dynamic aspects of the novel. First, you lose the opportunity to see Bourne's resourcefulness. Instead, we are left with Damon's character's driving ability and deadly fighting techniques utilizing a Bic pen. We also lose Bourne discovering himself throughout the book as each incident that he survives helps trigger a thought or an idea from his past. Either Liman didn't know how to pull off Ludlum's vision, or Hollywood doesn't think audiences can handle anything beyond the action formula. There is nothing original about this movie. If you've seen "Total Recall", the "Long Kiss Goodnight", or any one of the amnesiac action movies in the last ten years, you've already seen this movie. If you've read the book, skip the movie. If you saw the movie, and liked it, you'll love the book. If you haven't done either, get the book, its better and cheaper. If you just want to see a spy movie, wait until the next James Bond comes out.
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