A refreshing alternative to the hypertrophied spy thrillers in which exaggerated action sequences, over-the-top super-villainy and high-tech gadgetry trump character and plot. Amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) and his girlfriend, Marie (Franka Potente), have been in hiding since Bourne press-ganged her into helping him piece together a series of fragmentary clues about his very scary past. Still uncertain who he really is — he's got half a dozen passports, each more convincing than the one before — and tormented by nightmares, Bourne has used his covert skills to keep them off the radar just in case his former colleagues decide to come calling. But their cu...
Released:
2004
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
120 mins