lovee matt damon in the bourne trilogy <3

A fast and ferocious thriller which gets its adrenaline from Liman's steady action direction and its wits from its great cast, highlighted by Damon and Potente. The plot isn't anything Shakespearean, but it is enough to light an exciting and often da... (read more) A fast and ferocious thriller which gets its adrenaline from Liman's steady action direction and its wits from its great cast, highlighted by Damon and Potente. The plot isn't anything Shakespearean, but it is enough to light an exciting and often dangerous fire under the audience. It's far from a perfect thriller, but it would prove the base for an exceptional action series with a lot of life and a lot of thrills.

blam! now that's how you make an action movie...and it's got clive owen...

Une bonne entrée en matière qui devient rapidement un sérieux concurrent à 007. Liman assure le spectacle.

Tired and familiar, boring and done before.

Great film. Though the tone is noticably lighter than its sequels (mostly due to Franka Potente) it's still slick, fast and exciting. The story of Jason Bourne, a killing machine that has lost his memory, is a fantastic idea, so fun to watch unfold. ... (read more) Great film. Though the tone is noticably lighter than its sequels (mostly due to Franka Potente) it's still slick, fast and exciting. The story of Jason Bourne, a killing machine that has lost his memory, is a fantastic idea, so fun to watch unfold. Damon turns in a solid, though not entirely polished performance, it's clear he is still trying to work out the character at this point. Great opening to the series, that had potential to be a complete stinker if handled poorly.

Liman manages the seemingly impossible task of eviscerating the plot from the subject novel and still making a good film. The story does suffer, Ludlum's twisting monolith of spy vs spy is gone, replaced with spy vs government, but the pacing and wel... (read more) Liman manages the seemingly impossible task of eviscerating the plot from the subject novel and still making a good film. The story does suffer, Ludlum's twisting monolith of spy vs spy is gone, replaced with spy vs government, but the pacing and well chosen action set pieces maintain a level of excellence. The car chase in the mini through Paris shows how to make a gritty scene without Bad Boys II style explosions. Bourne has become the template for the recent Bond films, and as yet none have come close to emulating the first and finest of the Bourne trilogy.

Free from the encumbrances of history and of Ludlum's cloddish prose, The Bourne Identity, like its hero, triumphs through sheer unreflective professionalism.

Doug Liman, the director of Bourne, directs the traffic well, gets a nice wintry look from his locations, absorbs us with the movie's spycraft and uses Damon's ability to be focused and sincere.

In these dog days, Bourne earns what passes as high praise: It doesn't suck.