| The Bourne Identity Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 1.5/4) |
| Spy thrillers that deal with secret agents often excite me if they are as
dependent on the actions of the characters as much as the mechanics of the plot.
For truly spine-tingling spy thrillers, I would recommend two of the best recent
ones starring...more |
| The Bourne Identity Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| I loved reading Robert Ludlum's books as a child. They were
captivating page-turners, the likes of which I can't seem to find or
experience today. /The Bourne Identity/, the film, captures a lot of
the energy found in the book. more |
| The Bourne Identity Review |
| by John Sylva (Rating: C+) |
| Having been released the same weekend as a certain film about a dog named
"Doo," and, considering nearly every major critic in America used the phrase
"Scooby Don't" in his or her review, I think I'll give the latest incarnation
of Robert Ludlum's The...more |
| The Bourne Identity Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| Directed by Doug Liman. Screenplay by Tony Gilroy and William Blake
Herron, based on the novel by Robert Ludlum. Starring Matt Damon, Franka
Potente, Chris Cooper. Running time: 119 minutes. Rated AA for violent
scenes. Reviewed on June 19th, 2002. more |
| The Bourne Identity Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: B+) |
| German actress Franka Potente once starred in an
uber-kinetic and ultra-cool film called "Run Lola
Run." Here she plays Matt Damon's jaded and
unwitting accomplice in an almost equally-kinetic
and pretty cool film that could have been called
"Run Jason...more |
| The Bourne Identity Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper |
| THE BOURNE IDENTITY (2002)
Rated PG-13; running time 118 minutes
Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Action
Seen at: Celebration Cinema (Lansing, Michigan)
Official site: http://www.bourne-identity.com/
IMDB site: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0258463
Written...more |
| The Bourne Identity Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: B-) |
| BOURNE IDENTITY, THE (director: Doug Liman; screenwriters: Tony Gilroy/William
Blake Herron/novel by Robert Ludlum; cinematographer: Oliver Wood; editor: Saar
Klein; music: John Powell; cast: Matt Damon (Jason Bourne), Franka Potente
(Marie Kreutz),...more |
| The Bourne Identity Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 6/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "THE BOURNE IDENTITY" (Universal Pictures)
In this screen adaptation of Robert Ludlum's amnesiac spy thriller,
Matt Damon plays Jason Bourne, an American secret agent who has been found
floating unconscious in the...more |
| The Bourne Identity Review |
| by David Levine (Rating: 3.5/5) |
| Last year, Christopher Nolan took memory loss to a new level with his masterful
thriller Memento, in which the hero tattoos notes on his body to help him cope
with his condition. This year, the amnesiac champion of The Bourne Identity
uses brains and...more |
| The Bourne Identity Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B+) |
| In rough weather, a body is pulled from the sea by French fishermen.
Amazingly
the man is still alive, although two bullets are extracted from his back.
A third foreign object, that looks like another bullet but projects a Swiss
bank account number in...more |
| The Bourne Identity Review |
| by Eugene Novikov (Rating: B+) |
| Doug Liman's The Bourne Identity is an impeccable
Hollywood thriller, plausible from start to finish,
technically incomparable, emotionally gripping. Even
when it fails, and that doesn't happen often, it fails
well, interestingly, with heart. I don't...more |
| The Bourne Identity Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B) |
| Local fishermen pull a man's bullet-riddled body out of the Mediterranean.
Barely alive, the victim of the shooting has no memory of events prior to
being saved. He also discovers he has a Swiss bank account number
surgically implanted in his hip. But,...more |
| The Bourne Identity Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 8/10) |
| What is it about Matt Damon and his zany penchant for finding himself cast
in film franchise wannabes based on a popular series of novels? He just
shrugged off the whole Patricia Highsmith-Tom Ripley thing (John Malkovich
is taking over the role in...more |
| The Bourne Identity Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 7/10) |
| PLOT:
A man is fished out of the ocean with two bullets in his back. He doesn't know
who he is or how he got there. Once ashore, he starts to splice together some of
the tinier details from his past, but it isn't long before the cops are after
him, and...more |
| The Bourne Identity Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| THE BOURNE IDENTITY, the first big budget Hollywood film by indie director Doug
Liman (GO and SWINGERS), is a completely satisfying thriller that will keep your
brain engaged and your adrenaline pumping. more |
| The Bourne Identity Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 2/4) |
| Rating out of 4 stars: 2
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Universal Pictures
Director: Doug Liman
Writer: Tony Gilroy, William Blake Herron, novel by Robert
Ludlum
Cast: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Clive Owen, Chris Cooper,
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Julia...more |
