| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | The Bourne Identity (2002) |
| Director | Doug Liman |
| Writer | Tony Gilroy, William Blake Herron, W. Blake Herron (screenplay) |
| Lead Actor | Matt Damon |
| Cast | Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox |
| Genre | Action, Thriller, Mystery |
| Release Date | June 14, 2002 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 59m |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDb Rating | 7.9/10 |
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The amnesiac hero (Matt Damon) of this frantic thriller has selective memory loss: He doesn’t know who he is but he sure knows how to shoot, fight and hide. He also has the number of a bank box in Zurich where he gets a gun, a half-dozen passports and a ton of money. But when somebody asks him what kind of music he prefers, he says, “I don’t know.”
This young man slowly realizes he’s a top secret CIA spy/assassin. Rogue agency elements (Chris Cooper, Brian Cox) have targeted him for assassination because when he remembers he’ll know too much. Damon pays a spirited woman (Franka Potente of Run, Lola, Run) to drive him, and shootouts and pursuits ensue all over Europe.
This sometimes brutal action flick, based on the 1979 best seller by the late Robert Ludlum, gets to some moral points the agency’s ruthless power is exposed and Damon’s character draws back from the prospect of cold-blooded murder as well as an unlikely happy ending. Show off director Doug Liman at times seems to be shooting from inside a washing machine, and Damon is so athletic he seems to be auditioning for Spider-Man. Problem language; spy-movie violence (but not sex) a bit over the top nice scenery O.K. for mature viewers.
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