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A young man with two bullet wounds in his back is pulled from the Mediterranean Sea by a group of Italian fishermen. Barely alive, he is nursed back to health, but with no memory to help him, his only clue to his identity is a bank account number. It becomes clear that he is Jason Bourne, but what is his mission? Read more

Starring Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen
Director Doug Liman
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller

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The Bourne Identity

A young man with two bullet wounds in his back is pulled from the Mediterranean Sea by a group of Italian fishermen. Barely alive, he is nursed back to health, but with no memory to help him, his only clue to his identity is a bank account number. It becomes clear that he is Jason Bourne, but what is his mission?

Starring Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Gabriel Mann, Julia Stiles
Director Doug Liman
Studio UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL
Run time DVD: 1 hr 53 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 59 mins
HD DVD: 1 hr 53 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 12.gif
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles English
Released DVD: 10 Feb 2003
Blu-ray: 30 Mar 2009
HD DVD: 10 Dec 2007
Production year: 2002
Format DVD

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  • 1 stars out of 4

    Tense chase thriller that provides moderate entertainment, though, after an intriguing opening sequence, its narrative becomes ponderously predictable.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 33 out of 35 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Damn Fine Thriller

    It was really good to see a good old fashioned quality Euro-thriller after watching so many boring US locations on film time after time. Paris provides a great backdrop to the excellent story and action, with Matt Damon doing a fine job in an action role firing guns and kicking ass in superb (albeit speeded up) fight scenes.

    Along with a uniformly strong cast this all adds up to one of the better thrillers of recent years.

      • imran from London
      • Posted 24 Jul 2004 20:52

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Excellent but...

    Robert Ludlum's classy novel is well adapted for film in this taut, intelligent and well-acted film. Matt Damon's performance is particularly impressive, as the hunted Bourne.

    The film works best in the first 80 minutes or so, as the viewer gradually realises what is going on, and the tension comes from not being quite sure. The last half-hour or so loses this tight framework and it turns into a fairly run-of-the-mill and predictable cop action movie.

    So this is an excellent film, but... it disappoints in the last third. Most viewers will find that the opening sequences and the main guts of the film more than make up for the average ending, however.

    But what a naff last scene, eh?

      • A customer from Edinburgh
      • Posted 16 Sep 2004 23:32

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    Clooney's revenge on Damon

    • 18 Oct 2009

    George Clooney has followed through on his pledge to take revenge on pal Matt Damon following a public gay joke - he convinced the actor he was gaining weight when he was on a strict diet. The Bourne Identity star recently admitted he fuelled gossip Clooney was secretly in love with another man, by telling a reporter that the couple planned to marry. Clooney vowed to get his own back on the 39 year old for the prank - and he was given the perfect opportunity when the Damon family visited his... Read more

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