The Bourne Supremacy: A-
BY PATRICIA DRAZNIN
IN 1971, The French Connection set a whole new standard for
chase scenes. And in 2004, The Bourne Supremacy is raising the bar again. Robert
Ludlum’s second novel in the Bourne trilogy plays out like a two-hour
high-octane chase sequence, with the CIA and other predators tracking Jason
Bourne from the opening title to the closing credits.
And for that extra touch
of insanity, hand-held close-up camera shots drop us right into the scenery. The jittery visuals may draw some motion sickness in overuse but they
succeed in pulling us onto the screen and behind the eyes of Jason Bourne.
An intense Matt Damon plays Bourne, the credible trained assassin who
worked for the CIA but lost his memory after getting shot full of bullets.
An almost mythic character, Bourne is a fighting machine with the ability
to smell trouble from a distance. In a passing crowd, he can spot a
suspicious person that doesn’t “look” or “act
right.” And in combat he moves so fast that he’s walking
away before you can figure out what happened. If you can buy into Jason
Bourne’s supremacy, you’re in for a whirlwind thriller.
Two years after The Bourne Identity leaves off, Jason Bourne
is living in India with his girlfriend Maria and still trying to piece
together his past. But when a hit man comes looking for him, the respite
is over, and once again, Bourne is on the run. And while he appears
to be staying a few steps ahead of his predators, we discover that he’s
pursuing them.
More powerful than its predecessor, Supremacy is a two-hour roller
coaster through India, Germany, and Russia, but mainly through the mind
of an ex-assassin who has amnesia but still remembers how to kill. You
won’t be bored.
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