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Bourne
is back and ready to kick ass
By
Gerry Wachovsky
Daily Forty-Niner
When
I first saw "The Bourne Identity"
in theaters over two years ago, it had something
that seemed to rekindle my interest in spy
films. It was much smarter than an average
action/adventure/espionage film and it was
just bleeding with style and originality.
While the first film was great, its sequel,
"The Bourne Supremacy," is absolutely
phenomenal.
"The
Bourne Supremacy" starts much where
its predecessor left off. Jason Bourne is
still suffering from amnesia, but is remembering
bits and pieces of his forgotten life as
a spy for the United States government.
He is now living in India with his love
interest from the first film, Marie, and
trying to have as normal a life as any deadly
spy with amnesia can have.
From
there, the movie turns into a rip-roaring
ride of explosive action, car chases, and
nail-biting suspense, leaving the viewer
on the edge of his seat.
In
addition to having a razor-sharp plot, "The
Bourne Supremacy" has superb acting.
Matt Damon shines as Jason Bourne, and his
girlfriend Marie, is played by the beautiful
German actress Franka Potente (Run Lola
Run). Brian Cox, a veteran Scottish actor
seen in such high-grossing American films
as "The Ring" and "Troy,"
where he played Agamemnon, is at the top
of his game reprising his role from the
original Bourne film as hard-nosed, high-ranking
CIA employee Ward Abbott. Rounding out the
very impressive cast are Julia Stiles, Joan
Allen, and Karl Urban, who plays the assassin
Kirill. Urban is probably most remembered
for his role in the last two "Lord
Of The Rings" films as Eomer, as well
as Vaako, in this summer's Vin Diesel blockbuster,
"The Chronicles Of Riddick."
Cinematically,
"The Bourne Supremacy" is both
breathtaking and inventive. I loved the
on-location filming at such locales as India,
Amsterdam, and Russia, and many scenes are
filmed using the shaky-cam, which is both
good and bad. On the plus side the technique
gives the viewer a sense of being right
there with the actors, but unfortunately,
the shaky-cam may have been utilized almost
too much. It is definitely not as nausea
inducing as the shaky-cam used in "The
Blair Witch Project," but is using
a shaky-cam for most of the action scenes
really necessary?
Much
of the action takes place using vehicles
such as a taxicab, a subway train and even
what appeared to be a floating trash barge.
Car chases are an art in-and-of themselves,
and the final car chase in the movie is
one of the best I have ever seen.
All
in all, "The Bourne Supremacy"
is a must-see for fans of engrossing and
thrilling cinema, as well as exhilarating
suspense. The films, which are based off
of the Robert Ludlum books of the same name,
definitely give James Bond a run for his
money.
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