The Bourne Identity

The Robert Ludlum novel finally makes it to the big screen. Our hero, the titular Jason Bourne, is fished out of the water off the French coast, with two bullets in his back and a serious case of amnesia. His only clue is the name and number of a Swiss bank account. Getting to Switzerland, he discovers that he owns a huge pile of cash, some weapons and several passports, all his own, with different names. As he tries to unravel his past, he has to deal with the French police, and the CIA, desperate to terminate him. He finds that he has unique -- and deadly -- survival skills which he can't explain.

118 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Violence) .
Action, Thriller

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Mmm... these guys will never know what hit them...

Credits

Cast	Matt Damon, Franka Polenta, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox
Director	Doug Liman
Screenplay	Tony Gilroy, W. Blake Herron, from the novel by Robert Ludlum
Music	John Powell, Joel J. Richard, Moby, Paul Oakenfold
Cinematography	Oliver Wood, Don Burgess, Daniel Mindel
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in	2002
Produced by	Hypnotic, Stillking, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Universal Pictures

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Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
The Moviesite Ian Douglas	11
The Cape Times Dennis Cavernelis	15
The Star Tanya Farber	14
Die Burger Gabriël Botma	10
Tygerburger Mariana Malan	10
Sunday Times Barry Ronge	15
Rapport Paul Boekkooi	16
Total Movie Jim Douglas	10
eye Weekly kim Linekin	5
Box Office Christine James	10
ReelViews James Berardinelli	15
What the People say
Internet 6425 Netizens	15
Average .. 61%	12

Visitor Comments

Ian Douglas: Well, the American James Bond is actually pretty good as far as his Secret Agent skills go. If the character is in any way based on reality, then those guys are exceptionally well trained. As far as the movie goes, it seems to lack something, and I'm not sure what... it is a little different in that it is not the usual ''one man saves the world from an evil tyrant'' type plot. In fact, it is more of a road movie, where the hero travels from point A to point B, having various adventures -- in this case, killing people who are trying to kill him -- along the way. Other reviewers have pointed out the sparkless romance subplot. There are several holes in the plot, perhaps they are better handled in the novel. I suppose fans of the secret-agent genre will find this worthwhile.

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The Bourne Identity

Credits

Ratings

What the Critics say

What the People say

Average .. 61%

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