The Bourne Supremecy

Three Stars
Matt Damon

Many have touted this film to be superior to it's original "The Bourne Identity." I however find that to be somewhat ambiguous. In some ways it is a better. The miraculous Bourne escapes are faster and more dazzling, there's more sneak and spy with less confusion. What this sequel lacks is the strong plot and motivations that drove the first film. It seems that Jason Bourne moves about incapacitating rivals and spying on the CIA without really having a reason to be doing so. Granted, he is given reasons for these practices in the script, but it seems that the action sequences were shot and then explanation scenes were added before and after to give the film cohesiveness.

There were other distractions that led me like the sequel less than the first film. Foremost among them was the tired and overused employment of flash cuts during actions scenes. These have always been dizzying to me and lead me to believe that the director is trying to compensate for poor principal shooting with fancy editing. Furthermore, waaaay to much time is spent inside CIA. Part of the appeal of "Bourne Identity" was the rouge nature of Jason's actions. We spend far to much time in the burocracy of the agency.