Supremacy, The Bourne

Saturday, July 24, 2004 » movies thought

The Bourne Identity caught me by surprise. I was expecting it to be a pretty generic action flick, but it turned out to have an interesting plot, some pretty exciting car chases, and, of course, Matt Damon beating up a lot of people awesomely. So it almost goes without saying that I was looking forward to seeing The Bourne Supremacy tonight. This wasn't helped by extremely favorable reviews in the paper and all over the Web.

Unfortunately, I have to say I was disappointed. Now, that probably sounds like a bit of a deterrent. You may be thinking, oh, now I'm having second thoughts about seeing this movie. That should not be the case. I definitely recommend seeing it. I enjoyed it. It was a good movie. Matt Damon continues to elude the CIA, beat people up, and do awesome things involving a toaster. There's even a lengthy car chase through Moscow at the end. The frenetic camera work during said car chase (and during several of the other fight/chase sequences) left a lot to be desired, but I wouldn't say it ruined the movie.

What really disappointed me is that they didn't even come close to topping the body-surfing stunt from the first movie. Not at all. I can't really blame them, though. It's a very difficult act to follow.

Yeah it's like 5 AM.