Movie Review - Bourne Identity
I feel that “Bourne Identity” s action scenes in this film are simply amazing. The plot, while simple, is at least interesting enough to keep you feel compelled to watch it intently.
“Bourne Identity” is a story about a secret agent whose life is desperately wanted by his own agency. He has been shot twice in the back during a mission and wakes up with amnesia after being rescued by a fishing ship in Marseilles. He has no idea who he is, why he was shot, and his only lead is the Zurich bank account number implanted in his hip6
As the on-the-run amnesiac hero of The Bourne Identity, Matt Damon, playing an assassin without a cause, gets to show off some very swift martial-arts moves, flipping his limbs around with the slashy percussive precision. In his first bona fide action role, Damon also speaks fluent French and German, and he escapes, brick by brick, down a wall in a scene that's taken from angles steep enough to give Spider-Man vertigo. When he walks into a room, he has a way of sizing up the place for potential killers as if his senses could lead him in 12 directions at once. As ''The Bourne Identity'' goes along, the hero's survival hinges on his ability to unravel the mystery of his identity.
The life force of the film resonates from its two lead stars, Damon and Potente, who not only share a charged chemistry together, but manage to make their characters convincing and easily accessible. The movie is made watchable on a fundamental level through their outstanding performances; without them, "The Bourne Identity" is just another thriller riddled with recycled ideas, run-of-the-mill action, and not-so-shocking twists and turns.
“Bourne Identity” is a story about a secret agent whose life is desperately wanted by his own agency. He has been shot twice in the back during a mission and wakes up with amnesia after being rescued by a fishing ship in Marseilles. He has no idea who he is, why he was shot, and his only lead is the Zurich bank account number implanted in his hip6
As the on-the-run amnesiac hero of The Bourne Identity, Matt Damon, playing an assassin without a cause, gets to show off some very swift martial-arts moves, flipping his limbs around with the slashy percussive precision. In his first bona fide action role, Damon also speaks fluent French and German, and he escapes, brick by brick, down a wall in a scene that's taken from angles steep enough to give Spider-Man vertigo. When he walks into a room, he has a way of sizing up the place for potential killers as if his senses could lead him in 12 directions at once. As ''The Bourne Identity'' goes along, the hero's survival hinges on his ability to unravel the mystery of his identity.
The life force of the film resonates from its two lead stars, Damon and Potente, who not only share a charged chemistry together, but manage to make their characters convincing and easily accessible. The movie is made watchable on a fundamental level through their outstanding performances; without them, "The Bourne Identity" is just another thriller riddled with recycled ideas, run-of-the-mill action, and not-so-shocking twists and turns.
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