The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Writers (WGA):

Robert Ludlum (novel)
Tony Gilroy (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 July 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

They should have left him alone.

Plot:

When Jason Bourne is framed for a botched CIA operation he is forced to take up his former life as a trained assassin to survive.

Plot Keywords:

Jason Bourne | CIA | Assassin | Carabinieri | Shot In The Head

Awards:

5 wins & 19 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5

9:00 PM

NBC

Cast

Matt Damon	...	Jason Bourne
Franka Potente	...	Marie
Brian Cox	...	Ward Abbott
Julia Stiles	...	Nicky
Karl Urban	...	Kirill
Gabriel Mann	...	Danny Zorn
Joan Allen	...	Pamela Landy
Marton Csokas	...	Jarda
Tom Gallop	...	Tom Cronin
John Bedford Lloyd	...	Teddy
Ethan Sandler	...	Kurt
Michelle Monaghan	...	Kim
Karel Roden	...	Gretkov
Tomas Arana	...	Martin Marshall
Oksana Akinshina	...	Irena Neski

Also Known As:

Die Bourne Verschwörung (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and intense action, and for brief language.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Russian | German | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:18SG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40976) | Canada:PG | Italy:T | New Zealand:M | India:A | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Alexanderplatz, Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The first scene shot was the scene in Moscow where Bourne speaks to a taxi driver and arranges to pay in Dollars.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Landy calls Nevins in Naples after Bourne has escaped, she says "I want you to secure that area." But when Bourne plays back the conversation on his tape recorder, Landy is saying "I want that area secured."

Quotes:

[first lines]
Conklin: [voiceover - memories] This is not a drill, soldier. We clear on that? This is a live project. You're a go. Training is over. Training is over.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Queer Duck: The Movie (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Intothinair

Excellent movie with a disappointing touch...

I was torn while watching Bourne Supremacy. I'll just go ahead and say this before I mislead. I loved this movie! Unfortunately one key aspect just about dragged this film under the water. The camera was far too unstable. It was obviously done intentionally by design choice, but it was excessively overdone. Through action scenes that had you at the edge of your seat, you'd just come to realize that you were only trying to see what the heck was going on. This made these scenes a little hard to enjoy. But not only was it the action scenes; even during quiet still scenes the camera would always seem to be moving, and eventually was giving me a headache. Just to serve as a warning, it's pretty much like that throughout most of the movie, so brace yourself for an adventure of epileptic proportions.

-- However -- The acting was close to brilliant in my opinion. I don't think the casting for Jason Bourne gets any better than Matt Damon because he fits the part perfectly. The rest of the cast all pretty much played their parts well, so I am pleased to announce that there aren't any exceptionally bad actors or actresses. In addition of the immersive storyline, it created a much enjoyable film. For a sequel, this actually surprised me because I enjoyed this movie as much as I did the first. If you're into action flicks, this definitely will not bore you. If you liked the first movie, then you'll most likely be very pleased with the conclusion.