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The Bourne Supremacy
2004 108 min United States of America PG-13 12+
★7.7
Action, Drama, Thriller
Director: Paul Greengrass
🎭 Based on
«The Bourne Supremacy»
byRobert Ludlum
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Description
A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.
Budget:
$75M
US Gross:
$176.24M
Worldwide:
$288.5M
Starring
Matt Damon
Actor
Franka Potente
Actor
Joan Allen
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2005
— Best Action, Adventure or Thriller
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2005
— Best Actor
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2005
— Best Action Scene
Saturn Awards 2005
— Best Actor
Key opinion
The Bourne Supremacy is widely regarded as a successful, high-octane sequel that deepens the protagonist's internal conflict while expanding the scale of its globe-trotting narrative. While some fans prefer the mystery of the original, most agree that director Paul Greengrass’s gritty, kinetic style elevates the film into a benchmark of modern action cinema.
| Acting | Matt Damon delivers a definitive, emotionally resonant performance as an anti-hero wrestling with his past trauma. | |
| Direction | Paul Greengrass's documentary-style approach, characterized by rapid editing and handheld movement, effectively heightens the film's kinetic energy and tension. | |
| Originality | The film is a marked improvement over its predecessor in terms of stake-raising, complex plotting, and character depth. | |
| Editing | The frenetic shaky-cam and fragmented editing style create an intense viewing experience that some find visceral and others find distracting or exhausting. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the narrative quality are split; some applaud the tight, revenge-driven screenplay, while others argue it is less investigative and more superficial than the first film. | |
| Adaptation | The adaptation from the novel is criticized for simplifying the story, arbitrarily changing geographical settings, and discarding key plot elements. |