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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.

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... 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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The acting was astounding, the plot was superb and the direction nailed it.

Full Review Source: 3BlackChicks Review | comment Comment
08/01/04
Kamal  'The Diva' Larsuel
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
3BlackChicks Review

The Bourne Supremacy is a sharp, intelligent thriller that expertly mixes international espionage with a revenge story.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
08/10/04
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

Somebody needs to tell filmmakers that holding a camera by hand and shaking it around is not artistic. It looks like The Bourne Witch Project.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment 4 Comments
07/22/04
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

Like Spider-Man 2, this film works in a very specific genre and seems intent on finding the layers underneath.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
07/29/04
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

A thriller with a brain, a grown up film for grown ups. Well done, all.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
07/24/04
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

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

Instead of setting aside creativity to kneel before the Movie Machine Conformitybot, Greengrass jumped out from a dark corner and knocked the 'bot out with a bag of nickels.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
07/23/04
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

A solid cloak-and-dagger actioner.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
07/23/04
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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It's good enough to make a third Bourne movie a welcome possibility.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
07/22/04
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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The Bourne Supremacy offers cool thrills and explosive action.

Full Review Source: Atlantic City Weekly | comment Comment
07/29/04
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

Much like Bourne, the film is a lean, mean, killing machine, and the action, near constant, is frightfully good.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
07/25/04
Kimberly Jones
Kimberly Jones
Austin Chronicle

A brisk, engrossing and intelligent thriller.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
08/10/04
Nev Pierce
Nev Pierce
BBC

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

Bourne Supremacy's tag line, "They Should Have Left Him Alone" is so completely apropos for this particularly puzzling sequel.

Full Review Source: Blunt Review | comment Comment
07/22/04
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
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A terse, tight, impressively smart package.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
07/23/04
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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07/24/04
Boston Phoenix

Falls flat on its counter-intelligent face...If I wanted to watch an Olympic steeplechase, I’d wait for the Athens Games.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
07/30/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

A smart thriller for a smart audience.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
07/25/04
Annlee Ellingson
Annlee Ellingson
Boxoffice Magazine

The movie pulses forward relentlessly, and the tension never slackens.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Observer | comment Comment
07/23/04
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

The movie skillfully delivers a series of fights, stalkings, plottings and chases, punctuated by a little brooding.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
07/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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