The Bourne Supremacy

2004

2.5/4 Stars

The Bourne Supremacy is a strong follow-up that picks up right where the first Bourne movie left off. The story begins with Jason Bourne and Marie having found a resting spot in India. When an assassin comes to kill Jason, the film is off and running, taking the viewer from Berlin to Moscow and a variety of other places.

Joan Allen enters the film as Pam Landy, a CIA agent who is responsible for tracking Bourne. The film's "war room" scenes suffer a bit from cliches. "You want to go home? FIND JASON BOURNE!" The fast pace of the film generally covers up for this.

The film also has an overly long ending-- not Return of the King overly long, but long nonetheless. This is the only point in the film where things slow down.

Overall, a solid sequel that falls just a little short of measuring up to its predecessor.