The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

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:

Atonement | Road Movie | Part Of Trilogy | Carabinieri | Napoli Italy

Awards:

5 wins & 18 nominations

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:

Bourne Verschwörung, Die (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:

Italy:T | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40976) | Canada:PG | Malaysia:18SG | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | 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:

To give this movie its gritty, documentary-style appearance, director Paul Greengrass used mostly handheld cameras, and a muted color palette. Greengrass also made sure to avoid computer graphics at all costs, and all of the stunts shown in the movie were achieved practically.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jason is on the rooftop observing Angela and staff through his rifle scope, Jason's view of the personnel inside is clear and totally unobstructed. However, camera shots inside the building show sheer white curtains across all the windows.

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:

Featured in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Soundtrack:

Intothinair

Lots To Like - A Great Sequel!

An outstanding sequel to "The Bourne Identity," this movie has a lot of what I like: interesting European scenery, an involving storyline of a man being pursued throughout the film; fun action scenes and very little profanity. Plus, some great actors. Man, there's a lot to like in this film!

At first, I was a bit lost. It helps to know the first movie in which the "hero" is an ex-CIA agent who, having lost his memory, doesn't recall who he is and why he is being hunted down by friend and foe alike. There are a few great car chases scenes in here but some of the other action stretches credibility as there is no way "Bourne" could elude his captors as he did several times here...but it's fun to watch anyway.

The herky-jerky camera style may put some viewers off but after I adjusted to it, I didn't mind. It kind of added to the hectic pace of the story. Matt Damon is very good in the lead and Brian Cox is an effective "bad guy," easy to dislike. Karl Urban, a new face, also is interesting as the Russian hit man, even though he has only a few lines.

The is one of the few films ever to have Moscow as one of the location sites. In fact, this Bourne two-part series so far is a like at travelogue. Here in the sequel, we see India, Italy ,Germany and Russia.

Wonderful entertainment, especially if you are paranoid!