The Bourne Supremacy

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By Todd Karella
July 23, 2004

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Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is back as the former CIA assassin who lost his memory. Content on living happily ever after with girlfriend, Marie (Franka Potente) in a remote seaside village Jason finds that the world of political espionage just won't let him be.

While the plotline given by the movie studios is rather vague, it looks like this film is going to stay true to its predecessor, The Bourne Identity. If that's the case, then it should be one of the best movies of the year.

Just don't go in expecting a lot of special effects, instead look for a grittier action film than you're used to.

Rated PG-13

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Movie-Pix was pretty close to on target for this one. While maybe not quite as good as the original, it is certainly one of the better movies out there.

The biggest problem with The Bourne Supremacy was the director who decided that the best way to shoot an action scene was to shake the camera as much as possible.

If you see it in the theatre try to sit farther back as some people are reporting queasiness from watching it too closely.

~A totally nauseating experience~

It's hard to find anything negative about the sequel to 2002's surprise hit, The Bourne Identity. That is if you can overlook

the terrible camera work that nearly ruined another soon-to-be classic.
While it's becoming trendy in Hollywood to use shaky hand-held cameras during action scenes, British filmmaker Paul Greengrass takes this technique to an excruciating level.

Pamela Landry-Joan Allen

Jason Bourne-Matt Damon

Marie-Franka Potente

Kirill-Karl Urban

Nicky-Julia Stiles

Ward Abott-Brian Cox

out how his past and flashes of killing a Russian couple in Berlin fit into the overall picture.
As the story unfolds, the CIA is involved as one of Jason's ex-superiors Ward Abott (Brian Cox) is found to be working with the Russians and is trying to have Bourne eliminated.

The only still shot during an action scene.

Not only is it difficult to follow what is going on during the most exciting parts of the film, but there are strange angles and unnecessary quick cuts throughout that leave your stomach spinning.
   Many viewers are reporting headaches and having to close their eyes during numerous portions. This is not the reaction you want from your audience.
   Camera work aside, The Bourne Supremacy has the same gritty and realistic feel as the original. The story is interesting, and the acting superb.
   It's two years later and Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) and girlfriend Marie (Franka Potente) have been hiding on a beach in India.
   Jason is still haunted by the flashes of his past that come to him in his sleep and has started keeping a journal in hopes that one day he may regain his memory.
   As he is going about his daily routine, Jason notices Kirill (Karl Urban) looking completely out of place. Recognizing something is wrong he races to find Marie.
   The two attempt to flee in a jeep, but unfortunately the hit man kills Marie sending the vehicle into the water with both assumed dead.
   Around the same time, two CIA agents are killed and some important documents are stolen. Bourne's fingerprints are planted at the scene making him the only

suspect.
   While CIA agent Pamela Landry (Joan Allen) is trying to track down Jason, he is actually tracking her.
   Using such brilliant tactics as getting himself captured to clone cell phone numbers, and tricking the hotel clerk to get Landry's room number, Bourne makes tracking her down look easy.
   He is not just a killing machine and uses his brain to capture Nicky (Julia Stiles) to find out what is really going on and why the CIA is on his trail.
   Once he finds that he's been framed, his path leads towards Kirill and finding

The end culminates with another tremendous car chase and a changed Bourne as he seeks out the daughter of the Russian couple he killed.
He is no longer the CIA assassin with no emotion as he feels

remorse for his previous killings and even spares the lives of those out to take his.
With the current success at the box office that the sequel has generated there will surely be a third in the installment. There is still another book in the series, and as long as it has another director it should do just fine.

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