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The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

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Reviews Counted:179

Fresh:145

Rotten:34

Average Rating:7.1/10

Consensus: A well-maded sequel that delivers the thrills.

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

US Box Office: $176,049,130

Synopsis: The Bourne Identity Following the smash worldwide success of 2002's The Bourne Identity, Universal Pictures brings the second installment of best-selling author Robert Ludlum's series to the screen... The Bourne Identity Following the smash worldwide success of 2002's The Bourne Identity, Universal Pictures brings the second installment of best-selling author Robert Ludlum's series to the screen with Matt Damon returning as trained assassin Jason Bourne in The Bourne Supremacy. The Bourne Supremacy re-enters the shadowy world of expert assassin Bourne (Damon), who continues to find himself plagued by splintered nightmares from his former life. The stakes are now even higher for the agent as he coolly maneuvers through the dangerous waters of international espionage--replete with CIA plots, turncoat agents and ever-shifting covert alliances--all the while hoping to find the truth behind his haunted memories and answers to his own fragmented past. Compelling use of exotic worldwide locations and the muscular cinematic edge brought by vanguard director Paul Greengrass (writer/director of Bloody Sunday) maintain the aggressive style and fresh, non-traditional perspective established in The Bourne Identity: The Bourne Supremacy is the latest entry in a refreshingly new breed of that time-honored genre, the espionage thriller. The Bourne Supremacy is produced by Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley and Paul L. Sandberg; and directed by Paul Greengrass from a screenplay by Tony Gilroy (The Bourne Identity), based on Ludlum's book of the same name. [More]

Starring: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles

Starring: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles, Karl Urban, Gabriel Mann, Joan Allen

Director: Paul Greengrass

Director: Paul Greengrass
Screenwriter: Tony Gilroy
Producer: Pat Crowley, Frank Marshall, Paul Sandberg
Composer: John Powell
Studio: Universal Pictures

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A huge leap of faith is required to connect, and many plot details appear to have not been properly thought through.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/18/08
Urban Cinefile Critics
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Yet another of the all reason-defying examples of sequels that are as good as if not better than their earlier films.

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
03/14/05
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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N/R

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Um filme de espiões para adultos.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
03/25/09
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

It is a spy film for adults and it avoids over the top pyrotechnics and jokey one-liners, and instead delivers a mature, intelligent thriller.

Full Review Source: KPBS.org | comment Comment
08/03/07
Beth Accomando
Beth Accomando
KPBS.org

By the end of the film, we've more or less given up trying to figure out how the characters are making their deductions; we just have to take it on faith that somehow everyone knows to go to a specific address in Moscow.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment 2 Comments
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

A thriller with a brain, a grown up film for grown ups

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
10/30/06
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

Flashes of color and streaks of movement can make for a striking picture, but only if you can see what's taking place, not to mention if you care about who is in jeopardy.

Full Review Source: Lawrence.com | comment Comment
09/29/06
Eric Melin
Eric Melin
Lawrence.com

Where it could have descended into a revenge drama, it settles for justice instead -- and not the kind that puts down one's enemies, but the kind that calls for confession, even reconciliation.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
09/08/06
Peter T. Chattaway
Peter T. Chattaway
Christianity Today

[Director] Greengrass proves himself equally adept at action, building on the edginess of Doug Liman’s original with a feverish handheld camera and frenetic editing.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Time Out
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Stylish, full throttle, nobody's-pretending-this-is-art summer movie fun.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Film Threat
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Supremacy is, minor quibbles aside, a worthy successor to The Bourne Identity.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Pete Vonder Haar
Pete Vonder Haar
Film Threat

At times, it’s a bit too much like watching the Zapruder film, but... it keeps the audience sharp by forcing them to search for clues and stay focused on the action.

Full Review Source: www.kcactive.com | comment Comment
07/25/05
Uri Lessing
Uri Lessing
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Polished, efficient.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
05/03/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

Improves on the original by leaps and bounds.

Full Review Source: NYC Film Critic | comment Comment
03/05/05
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
NYC Film Critic

Tries to top the original by offering two car chases; but they both chop space into blurry, discontinuous fragments...As with the car chases, so with The Bourne Supremacy.

Full Review Source: Nation | comment Comment
03/03/05
Stuart Klawans
Stuart Klawans
Nation

'Un buen thriller, bien realizado y bien actuado que sirve para pasar un par de horas a gusto en la oscuridad de una sala de cine, pero no le pida más'

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
01/24/05
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

Talk about adrenaline packed into an hour and forty minutes!!

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
12/27/04
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

Damon makes Bourne a consistent, driven, intelligent, and yet vulnerable hero. It's too bad Academy voters will fail to notice his fantastic performance.

Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
12/19/04
Jeffrey Overstreet
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer

A first-rate thriller that plays out with the pluck and style of the best James Bond films.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
12/17/04
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal
 
 
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Latest News for The Bourne Supremacy

December 09, 2008: Frank Marshall Preps Fourth Bourne Movie Opens in new window
Thanks to a new deal with the Robert Ludlum estate, Universal has access to the late author's entire library -- and according to producer Frank Marshall, one of those books may... More...

October 17, 2008: Next Bourne Sequel Gets a Writer Opens in new window
Eager to move ahead with a fourth "Bourne" film, Universal has hired George Nolfi to write the screenplay. More...

June 26, 2008: Fourth Bourne Movie Around the Corner Opens in new window
IESB caught up with producers Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley on the red carpet at the Saturn Awards, and the producers shared a scoop or two -- such as the imminence of a fourth... More...

February 15, 2008: Exclusive: Doug Liman Has Designs on Bond
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