Bounre Again
I know it has been awhile since the last movie review, but nothing worth seeing has come out in the past two weeks. However, this all changed this week with the latest adaptation of a Robert Ludlum novel, The Bourne Supremecy. Matt Damon is back for another round as super CIA agent Jason Bourne.
Let me say this right away, if you liked the first one you will certainly enjoy the second one. Damon does another good job in this movie, he plays his character very sympathetically. Basically the Russian CIA wants to take him out because of information he has, which of course he does not know he has. Well Bourne gets pissed off and thinks the CIA is trying to take him out and goes back after them, only to realize that they are looking for him because the Russians have set him up and made it look as if he has killed some CIA agents. Twisty and turny, again filming on location all over the world, Mr. Bourne kicks some serious ass. And for those of you who know me well you know I am not all into action adventure movies like this, but the plot is well done and Matt Damon and Joan Allen give very good performances. The editing of the movie can get a little mind numbing sometimes, it is that fats paced quick cut jumping back and forth editing, but I think it adds to the story of how he escapes several times. Overall it is a solid movie, again much along the lines of the first one. The ending was kinda blah, but did not ruin the movie. It left it very open for another sequel (I do not know how many Ludlum novels there are in the series) but I can see this being very Jack Ryan'ish. With the star power and acting chops of Matt Damon they will certainly be able to try another movie with this character.
On side note, it is scary how much of a better actor Matt Damon is over his longtime boyfriend Ben Afflack. One has talent and good looks and the other has good looks, famous girlfriends and an obsession with the Red Sox.
Let me say this right away, if you liked the first one you will certainly enjoy the second one. Damon does another good job in this movie, he plays his character very sympathetically. Basically the Russian CIA wants to take him out because of information he has, which of course he does not know he has. Well Bourne gets pissed off and thinks the CIA is trying to take him out and goes back after them, only to realize that they are looking for him because the Russians have set him up and made it look as if he has killed some CIA agents. Twisty and turny, again filming on location all over the world, Mr. Bourne kicks some serious ass. And for those of you who know me well you know I am not all into action adventure movies like this, but the plot is well done and Matt Damon and Joan Allen give very good performances. The editing of the movie can get a little mind numbing sometimes, it is that fats paced quick cut jumping back and forth editing, but I think it adds to the story of how he escapes several times. Overall it is a solid movie, again much along the lines of the first one. The ending was kinda blah, but did not ruin the movie. It left it very open for another sequel (I do not know how many Ludlum novels there are in the series) but I can see this being very Jack Ryan'ish. With the star power and acting chops of Matt Damon they will certainly be able to try another movie with this character.
On side note, it is scary how much of a better actor Matt Damon is over his longtime boyfriend Ben Afflack. One has talent and good looks and the other has good looks, famous girlfriends and an obsession with the Red Sox.
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