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The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 180

Fresh: 146

Rotten:34

Average Rating: 7.2/10

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

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence and intense action, and brief language

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release: Jul 23, 2004 Wide

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 with Matt Damon returning as... 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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Release:

Dec 7, 2004

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Paul Greengrass - Director
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurette - 1. MATCHING IDENTITIES: CASTING
  • 2. MAKING IT REAL: THE LOOK OF SUPREMACY
  • 3. THINGS THAT GO BOOM: SPECIAL EFFECTS
  • 4. ON THE MOVE WITH JASON BOURNE
  • 5. THE WORLD AS YOUR SET
  • 6. FIGHT: THE MARTIAL ARTS
  • 7. CRASH CAM: THE MOSCOW TUNNEL CHASE
  • 8. THE GO-MOBILE
  • 9. ANATOMY OF A SCENE: BRIDGE,BARGE SCENE
  • 10. SCORING WITH JOHN POWELL

Reviews for The Bourne Supremacy

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10/18/08
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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.

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03/14/05
Garth Franklin
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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.

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08/03/07
Beth Accomando
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Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment 1 Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
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A thriller with a brain, a grown up film for grown ups

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

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09/29/06
Eric Melin
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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
Christianity Today
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[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
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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
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Polished, efficient.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
05/03/05
Nick Schager
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Improves on the original by leaps and bounds.

Full Review Source: NYC Film Critic | comment Comment
03/05/05
Ethan Alter
NYC Film Critic
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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
Nation
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'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
Moviola
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Talk about adrenaline packed into an hour and forty minutes!!

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
12/27/04
JoBlo
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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
Looking Closer
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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
Reno Gazette-Journal
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To Read review visit www.EmanuelLevy.com

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11/14/04
Emanuel Levy
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With a rash of movies about resentful operatives or foot soldiers who can't tell whom to fear more, the enemy or their own leaders, they may be telling us something

Full Review Source: Long Island Press | comment Comment
11/04/04
Prairie Miller
Long Island Press
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