I heard a lot of good things about this flick, and a friend who is almost over the tipping point of being fanatical, highly recommended it. I quite enjoyed it. There were a lot of good things, and then...
First off, the drama part of the story (Jason Bourne has no idea who he is, looking for his identity) is intriguing. For me, it helps the story move along through the series. One downside is that even though he finds little bits of pieces here and there, you never get the sense that Mr. Bourne is quite satisfied with what he has found. Even when you find out his name, there is no "Aha!" moment.
The action scenes are spectacular! I do not know if Damon did all his own stunts or not, but I impressed with the ones that were obviously him. I even believed that Damon would be sweating after going hand-to-hand with one of his foes, breathing heavy; I believe that as an actor, it was a hard, demanding scene to do.
On the downside with all those action scenes, Bourne just becomes more and more unbelievable. He is shot, banged up, car wrecked and clubbed alongside running, driving recklessly, running, fighting and running. And has the finesse to make calm-voiced, calculated phone calls and somehow take showers throughout? *grin*
Where does Julia Stiles' character fit in? I felt like they just threw her script in at the last second, with some mysterious forbidden romance to help make it a little more palatable. I think Stiles is a good actor, but her part was wimpy.
I am glad I saw this on the big scree; big sound, lots of action, good stuff. I have heard that the books are really good as well. Do I trust Ludlum? Guess we will find out.
