The Bourne Supremacy

Review by Clint Morris

Here's a tip for Jason Bourne: Buy some peroxide, soak your hair blonde, grow a moustache, eat some fast food, put on weight, and move to Afghanistan. No one will ever find you there.

But that's no fun for cinemagoers is it?

And if there's one thing you can say about these Bourne movies, it's that they're undeniably fun.

Based on the book by Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Identity starred Matt Damon as a man with amnesia who slowly puts together the pieces of his life, revealing his true identity as a killer for hire.

The sequel, The Bourne Supremacy, is as far away from 'more of the same' terrain as possible. With elucidation taken care of via the first film, it's time for the real games to begin. Insert your dollar…

Jason and now-girlfriend, Marie (Franka Potente), the women who was roped into helping him flee the authorities in the first film; have been hiding out in India. The biggest problem they've got is Jason's constant nightmares: he still doesn't know who he really is, only that he's done some bad stuff. When a hired gun comes-a-calling, the two take flight.

It seems the Russian mob are framing Bourne for a murder-spree he didn't commit, causing him to put his running shoes back on, and forcing the C.I.A to start sniffing his trail again.

From Europe, Asia, Naples and Berlin, 'the perfect weapon' darts about chasing clues and staying one step ahead of both the agency and the culprits who've put him in such an uncompromising position.

In short, The Bourne Supremacy is probably the most fun you'll have at the movies this year.

From Damon's superb performance to the eye-popping action sequences - look out for one of the best car chases a film has featured in years - and applaudable script, it all combines to work a treat.

Best of all, director Paul Greengrass (Bloody Sunday) proves an excellent addition, creating a heightened sense of urgency in proceedings, leaving viewers on the edge of their seat and by credits end, begging for more.

4 out of 5

The Bourne Supremacy
Australian release: Thursday August 26th
Cast: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles.
Director: Paul Greengrass.
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