The Bourne Identity (2002)

Bourne Identity, The (2002, USA/GER) C-119m. SCOPE *** D: Doug Liman. Starring Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles. Based on Robert Ludlum's novel, this spy thriller is well-made. After being pulled from the sea half-dead, amnesiac Damon finds himself to be a spy for the CIA. Before he can adjust, he is being pursued and attacked from all sides. On the run with chance acquaintance Potente, he must try to get his memory back and figure out his mission. Smoothly directed, well-edited thriller, with plot that is often all chase and little explanation. Filmed before in 1988 (as a TV mini-series).


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