Dude, where's my identity?

The Bourne Supremacy

I've been thinking about this the last couple of days, and maybe it isn't unusual. I recall a girl telling me last year that she fell asleep in the cinema whilst watching The Bourne Identity. Maybe it's just Matt Damon sending people to sleep.

No. I take that back. A three word review for the benefit of certain people: Don't Fall Asleep.

Because, I really enjoyed it (as much as I enjoyed Identity). Sure, it's more of the same, but when it's an actioner that is so far above the usual crop of spy-thrillers, is that necessarily a bad thing? Damon plays Bourne's internal struggle well, and he's a sympathetic character purely because he wants nothing to do with what happens, but knows that unless he does what he was trained to do he'll never get the CIA off his back.

The action's genuine, and steers clear of the blow something up every five minutes formula that so typically resides in these films. The lack of a reliance on CGI was refreshing. I found the car chase, which has been much lauded, interesting, and I normally despise car chases and everything that is associated with them. The supporting characters are all acted with a depth of emotion and realism that was impressive.

Sure, you're not going to see anything vastly original if you've already seen Identity, but you're not going to be disappointed either. Definitely recommended.