The Bourne Identity Movie Review 2002

First-rate international espionage thriller loosely based on the first book (published in 1981) of Robert Ludlum's trilogy, previously filmed as a 1988 TV miniseries starring Richard Chamberlain. A young man (Damon) gets fished out of the ocean with a couple of bullet holes and amnesia--his only clue a numbered Swiss account. This reveals he has multiple identities, including that of Jason Bourne, who has an apartment in Paris. To get there, Bourne pays free-spirited Marie (Potente) for a ride. As Bourne tries to piece his past together, he learns he's a highly efficient assassin for a covert CIA operation and his boss (Cooper) considers him a rogue operative and is trying to kill him.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 118 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Books to Film: Robert Ludlum, Amnesia, Assassination, Hit Men/Women, Spies & Espionage, Paris, Jason Bourne

Screenplay

Tony Gilroy, W(illiam) Blake Herron

Cast

Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Clive Owen, Julia Stiles, Gabriel Mann, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Walton Goggins, Josh Hamilton, Tim Dutton

Cinematography

Oliver Wood

Director

Doug Liman

Music

John Powell

Other

Bernard Bats, Julianne Jordan

Producer

Patrick Crowley, Richard N. Gladstein, Doug Liman, Hypnotic, Universal Pictures