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with Evelyn Gough
The Bourne Supremacy (M)
Directed by Peter Greengrass
 Matt Damon returns as Jason Bourne.
I'm not usually a fan of sequels, as it's very rare that they are the equal of the original. So I'm very happy to announce that The Bourne Supremacy is the rare exception - a worthy follow up.
I do however recommend that you see The Bourne Identity first so you have some inkling of what's going on because believe me, the action comes thick and fast in this sequel! (And try not to be late!)
Based on Robert Ludlum's action-packed spy novels, The Bourne Identity introduced us to amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) and closed with him reuniting with the lovely Marie Kruetz (Franka Potente). To live happily ever after...
'Fraid not! Apart from the nightmares that haunt him, Jason is always afraid that someone, someday, will track him down and try to kill him. Hiding out with Marie in Goa, India, the two have managed to live fairly normal lives, but just as Jason feared, this is all to end and he finds himself on the run once again.
But this time he wants some answers.
Tortured by elusive memories he globe-trots around Europe, travelling to Naples, Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, Berlin and Moscow, all the while pursued by the tenacious Pamela Landy (Joan Allen), a CIA deputy director who believes Bourne is responsible for the death of two agents. But in this game of cat and mouse just who is hunting who? If you're planning on taking up a career as an assassin I'd advise you to start exercising now. I was exhausted just watching Bourne on the run and Irish director Peter Greengrass's frenetic camera work only compounded that feeling. Personally I could live without hand held cameras. I've watched too many dodgy home videos and don't particularly want to experience that shaky sensation up on the big screen. Thankfully the effect wasn't too over the top in The Bourne Supremacy and the story was so engrossing and the action so incredible I found that the wobbling didn't bother me as much as it usually does.
Most action thrillers these days are chock full of action and thrills but little else. It's a treat to enjoy one that also has heart and soul. And fantastic acting as well.
Here's looking forward to part three.
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