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Bourne to Run
Take one amnesiatic super secret agent, add one semi-goth German gypsy chick and turn them loose amid the wintery splender of Europe and you've got yourself one of the more original and entertaining espionage thrillers in recent memory. "The Bourne Identity" follows Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) after he is rescued by a fishing trawler in the Med. Bourne suffers from amnesia and the only link to his identity is a bank account in Switzerland. Soon, Bourne feels that he's being followed but he doesn't know why or by whom. On the run, he enlists the help of an unsuspecting young lady is a boxy subcompact (Franke Potente of "Run, Lola, Run" fame). The two crisscross the continent pursued by a series of ruthless types as Bourne begins to realize he has highly specialized talents but has no idea how he acquired them or why. The action is tense, the dialogue intelligent and the scenery splendid. The contrast of the film is somewhat dark and reflects well the title characters mood throughout. Reminiscent of Zinneman's film "Day of the Jackal", "The Bourne Identity" is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that will keep you guessing and gasping until the final frame.

INTERESTING, INTELLIGENT, NON-STOP ACTION, SPY THRILLER...
This book is loosely based upon Robert Ludlum's book "The Bourne Identity". It is not a faithful adaptation nor is it intended to be. The book was just a springboard for something a little different. Having read the book and loved it, I also really enjoyed this movie. They are both excellent. Each forges its own path and entertains in its own way.

The plot is simple, or so it seems. A man is found in the ocean with two bullets in his back. He is rescued by a trawler of Italian fishermen. When he regains total consciousness, he has no idea who he is or what he was doing that caused him to be floating in the ocean in the condition in which he had been. He shortly discovers his name to be Jason Bourne, and it appears that a great many people are trying to kill him, though for what purpose he has no idea.

Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) also discovers that he has some unusual gifts and automatic, instinctive responses in certain situations. It turns out that he is a natural "Bourne" killer (pun intended). Jason teams up with a German expatriate named Maria (Franka Potente), and together they run into some heavy duty action, as they run for their lives. Meanwhile, a team of CIA trained assassins, dispatched by Bourne's boss, a CIA honcho named Conklin (Chris Cooper), are hot on the plucky couple's trail. There are a number of stunts and action scenes that are guaranteed to make one's palms start to sweat.

Matt Damon, looking very buff, portrays Bourne as an intelligent, resourceful character with a core of goodness imbedded in his assassin's psyche. He is simply terrific. Franka Potente is good as the free spirited Maria, who is also resourceful and Jason's love interest in the film, though, quite frankly, very few sparks fly between them. Chris Cooper is excellent as Bourne's boss, Conklin. He is coldly efficient and brutal in his mop-up operation. Unlike Bourne, he lacks that core of goodness.

This is an action packed, inventive, spy thriller that will hold the viewer in its thrall. This film revives that genre of film that was beginning to get a little stale. Kudos to Damon for giving the viewer something fresh and entertaining in this genre. This is a film that is well worth having in one's personal collection.

Action packed and ready to thrill.
This book is about a CIA agent who is found floating in the ocean, where he is picked up by a crew of fisherman. The small bullets and metal piece the ships "doctor" pulls from his back are strange, one has markings on it. Matt Damon plays the CIA agent who is now stricken with amnesia and has no idea who or what he is. He follows the strange code on the medal piece which leads him to a bank in Zurich. There, in a safe deposit box, he finds his identity - sort of. This is a must for Robert Ludlum readers.

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