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 |
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| Director | Doug Liman |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Tense chase thriller that provides moderate entertainment, though, after an intriguing opening sequence, its narrative becomes ponderously predictable.
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 ... more
Based on a 1980 novel by Robert Ludlum ? and a 1988 TV movie of the same name starring Richard Chamberlain ? ?The Bourne Identity? is an espionage thriller and ... more
An excellent film of a type too rarely seen now. What stands out is the realism of the principle characters' reponse to the extraordinary situations. The ... more
Watched today for the second time since originally released some 2 years ago.
This gritty Ronin-style film avoids the usual Hollywood ...
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Poor Matt Damon being saddled with this lemon. Confused, inplausible, irritating, waste of a rental. The only good spot was the cameo role of Clive Owen.
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 ... more
Based on a 1980 novel by Robert Ludlum ? and a 1988 TV movie of the same name starring Richard Chamberlain ? ?The Bourne Identity? is an espionage thriller and ... more
An excellent film of a type too rarely seen now. What stands out is the realism of the principle characters' reponse to the extraordinary situations. The ... more
The Bourne Identity is a preposterous but mildly enjoyable thriller and thats about all you can say about it really. You can pick holes in its logic... more
Watching this film is like watching a cross between a PS2 Arcade game of a shoot 'em up and a modern James Bond film without a smoothie James Bond. The plot... more
You must watch this and it doesn't matter whether you're a boy or girl! It has everything anyone could want. The tension is perfectly balanced and ... more
This is a great little movie, and though it requires to viewer to turn a blind eye to logic and realism it's none the less thorughly satisfying and ... more
Who would have thought that a twenty year old novel by a theatrical actor would result in one of the best action thrillers we've seen in years? Now that the... more
Watched today for the second time since originally released some 2 years ago.
This gritty Ronin-style film avoids the usual Hollywood ...
more
Having read the book recently, I am now in a better position to criticise the movie. Although the movie itself was indeed brilliant, there are some huge ... more
Tense chase thriller that provides moderate entertainment, though, after an intriguing opening sequence, its narrative becomes ponderously predictable.