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The Bourne Identity (2002)
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Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?
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Too much of everything
If you don't like this, we can't be friends.
Good story, Not enough for a whole film
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Fantastic film as a standalone and part 1 of a trilogy this film is packed with memorable moments and has great characters it does a brilliant job at creating mystery and questions a great of its genre
This is a great film that I have seen a few times now and it never gets old.The movie flows very well with a combination of action and detective work. There are some great moments of detail such as the short climb down the outside of the American Embassy. Not a spectacular climb by any means, but plausible and well observed and it made me want to try it, but I would want a big air bag at the bottom just in case. I think the fight choreography is very good and appears realistic to me and lots of scenes remain in the memory such as the out-witting of the Clive Owen character in the countryside and the car chase with the little mini.Within the imaginary world of the film the characters all perform well and true to the story.
It was a classic spy movie, even though theres plenty of action i never feeled excited EVER in the entire movie. Mind you that im not a fan of spy movies or action movies, so il say this. It was a good spy movie, but not a good movie.If you dont like spy movies or action movies like me and watch this thinking that maybe ONCE u might change ur opinion about these types of movies, dont watch it. :)
3 step review.1.U liked other Bourne movies? U WILL like this Bourne debut. This is a no brainer. Best bourne EVER!2. The story: Rogue intelligence assasin is on the run. Will he live? Will he die? 90 min action chase.3. Doug Liman. Tony Gilroy. Remember those names? Doug Liman is in my opinion the ultimate best director of ALL the bourne movies. I love the other Bourne versions as well, but Doug Liman made the mold. He created the original. The core. And he did so with masters skills I havent seen the equivalent of yet. Doug Liman not only directed, he also produced this debut. That means he had almost total controll over HOW he wanted to shape it. And that can be noticed in the attention to detail. Everything from editing, to photography, to soundtrack is ONE. It is a perfectly mixed blend of just the right ingredients to make Bourne one of the biggest action heroes in modern cinema. It is a rush. An adrenaline kick. And Doug Liman is to be thanked for that.Tony Gilroy is the screenplay writer of this classic action packed thriller, although it is based on a novel by Robert Ludlum. And however underestimated writers can become in action movies I herald the power of Tony Gilroy's words in Bourne's debut. Most of all I like the friction between the characters. Everyone is under pressure, under intense pressure. Not only Matt Damon but everybody connected to this assasin on the run story is likely to get wasted in a storm of bullets. Supporting roles are excellent, at a level unheard of in most blockbusters. That is typical of all the Bourne movies in which acting is paramount! The story and the words that make these characters believable are what Tony Gilroy is to be thanked for. And when I can believe in the characters on the screen, then I know I can enjoy a movie time and again. You are about to see the very best in modern action movie history: the Bourne debut. I must have seen it dozens of times and I still cant get enough of it.