The Bourne Identity

2002

3/4 Stars

Doug Liman's "The Bourne Identity" is the first part of a compelling spy trilogy. The pacing of the film is fast and furious, the action is intense, and the acting is pretty good too.

Matt Damon is Jason Bourne, a super-spy assassin who has lost his memory. The movie opens with Bourne's body floating in the ocean- unconscious and possibly dead. After a small group of fishermen recover him and nurse him back to health, Bourne makes it his mission to figure out who he is and how he ended up lost at sea with two bullets lodged in his back.

Franka Potente (Run Lola Run) joins in the action, putting in a good performance as the love interest and heroine.

The action spans across Europe and beyond, with highlights including a Paris car chase and a duel between expert assassins in Bourne and Clive Owen's "The Professor".

This is a good to very good action movie that is fun to watch and keeps the viewer on the edge of his/her seat.