The result is an intriguingly paced thriller that knows how to milk some excitement out of smaller scenes.
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02/01/04
The Bourne Identity (2002)
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Reviews Counted:178
Fresh:147
Rotten:31
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: Matt Damon makes a convincing action hero in this solid, if old-fashioned (in the good sense), thriller.
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: As THE BOURNE IDENTITY begins, a man who may or may not be Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is found floating in the Mediterranean Sea and is hauled onto a fishing boat. When the ship's doctor examines... [More]
Starring: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen
Director: Doug Liman
Reviews for The Bourne Identity
All the style cannot make up for the flagging energy level of the narrative.
01/12/04
... With its script problems, it's probably better than it should be ...
01/07/04
Typical light summer fare.
09/27/03
As cenas de ação são ótimas e há boa química entre Damon e Potente. O roteiro também é instigante, embora não totalmente satisfatório.
07/25/03
It's a really safe bet that Damon will be Bourne again.
04/29/03
The Bourne Identity is about as effective a thriller as you could want, especially if you don't want to think too hard.
02/08/03
I suspect I’ll watch this movie over and over. It’s simply a blast.
01/27/03
Fast, thrilling and everything that James Bond no longer is.
01/08/03
Matt Damon proves he's more than up to the task as an action star.
12/17/02
'A new action hero is Bourne.' As incredibly cheesy and precious that advertising tag line for The Bourne Identity is, there's no discounting the truth it does hold.
12/08/02
While it never reaches transcendence of its genre, it happens to be pleasurably overstuffed with smart and welcome touches.
11/11/02
Matt Damon's an amnesiac secret agent on the run in this immensely satisfying and engagingly direct thriller.
11/07/02
Buen thriller de espías con una gran cantidad de acción, pero desgraciadamente con otra buena de dósis de huecos en el guión.
11/05/02
The movie may not be realistic, but it earns its stripes as high-class escapist fare.
10/15/02
In adapting Ludlum's complex novel, Liman & Co. solved a number of narrative problems.
09/27/02
...Damon effortlessly steps into the shoes of an action hero.
09/26/02
The Bourne Identity delivers everything you ask for in a thriller – nail-biting suspense, awe-inspiring stunts and a resolution as satisfying as the film itself.
08/31/02
Spry and alive with possibility [but] also dramatically consequential... the first spy thriller in a good while to successfully marry intentions and deeds.
08/26/02
The Paris locations are as central a flavour here as they've been in any espionage film since 1963's Charade.
08/22/02
Latest News for The Bourne Identity
August 21, 2009:
New Writer Hired for Fourth Bourne Film 
With George Nolfi tied up on "The Adjustment Bureau," Universal has hired Josh Zetumer to come up with a new script for the fourth installment in the "Bourne" series. More...
August 07, 2009:
Doug Liman Is a Real Life Action Hero
"Bourne Identity" director Doug Liman was boating in the Hudson River when he saw a cargo ship plow into a speedboat -- and then he helped rescue the four passengers, all of... More...
August 04, 2009:
Matt Damon Talks More Bourne
If it happens, it won't come together for some time, but according to Matt Damon, the door is open for a fourth "Bourne" film. More...
April 13, 2009:
Fourth Bourne Arriving in 2011?
Producer Frank Marshall has apparently joined the ranks of famous folks on Twitter -- where he's announced that the fourth "Bourne" movie is on track for summer 2011. More...
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