Film review: The Bourne Supremacy
Next up, The Bourne Supremacy.
As opposed to its predeccesor, I was really looking forward to this one. I'd really enjoyed The Bourne Identity, and I'd been waiting for this sequel to arrive ever since I stepped out of the cinema two years ago.
Short summary: A very expensive CIA operation goes haywire. When the Agency suspect Bourne, Jason's and Marie's life in the sleepy seaside village is brutally disrupted. The pair abandon their life there and head out. Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced, once again, to take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.
The first thing I noticed was the camera work, which is very shaky. I can see how this could be seen as annoying and dizzying by some people, but I really liked it. It managed to pull me right smack into the middle of the action, which is, I think, what it was supposed to do.
And action there is lots of. The fight scenes are just as good as in Identity, if not better, and they even managed to surpass the brilliant chase scene from the first insallment - in fact the chase scene from The Bourne Supremacy is, quite simply, one of the best I have ever seen in a film.
However, it is safe to say, and I'm not spoiling anything here, that the underwater scene is the most beautiful scene in the entire film. If you breath while watching that, you're mad.
To sum up, I really think that this is a worthy successor to The Bourne Identity - It has lost nothing of its tension and only adds in the action and suspense.
Bring on The Bourne Ultimatum.
A 73 out of 100.
Cheers
As opposed to its predeccesor, I was really looking forward to this one. I'd really enjoyed The Bourne Identity, and I'd been waiting for this sequel to arrive ever since I stepped out of the cinema two years ago.
Short summary: A very expensive CIA operation goes haywire. When the Agency suspect Bourne, Jason's and Marie's life in the sleepy seaside village is brutally disrupted. The pair abandon their life there and head out. Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced, once again, to take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.
| This second installment in the Bourne series retains all of the core actors from the original which is usually a promising sign. Mat Damon is once again extremely effective in his role as the amnesia suffering, guilt wracked, reluctant super spy. The supporting cast are also good - Brian Cox has made a living out of playing the older, wise CIA chief for a while now and is always enjoyable, and Joan Allen as the agent in charge is strong and almost believable as a tough agent with a heart of gold. |  |
The first thing I noticed was the camera work, which is very shaky. I can see how this could be seen as annoying and dizzying by some people, but I really liked it. It managed to pull me right smack into the middle of the action, which is, I think, what it was supposed to do.
And action there is lots of. The fight scenes are just as good as in Identity, if not better, and they even managed to surpass the brilliant chase scene from the first insallment - in fact the chase scene from The Bourne Supremacy is, quite simply, one of the best I have ever seen in a film.
However, it is safe to say, and I'm not spoiling anything here, that the underwater scene is the most beautiful scene in the entire film. If you breath while watching that, you're mad.
To sum up, I really think that this is a worthy successor to The Bourne Identity - It has lost nothing of its tension and only adds in the action and suspense.
Bring on The Bourne Ultimatum.
A 73 out of 100.
Cheers
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