This
spy sequel has government assassin Jason
Bourne brought out of hiding when he set
up as the killer in a CIA information raid.
Supremacy has all the action
and corrupt motives of the first film.
One of the things I like most about this
series is that both films are just a glimpse
of Jason Bourne. He still is unsure of
who he is and what he's done in the past.
He doesn't know if he was a good guy or
bad guy but he is struggling to be a good
guy now.
Supremacy lacks much of the heart
that was in the first film, but packs a
wallop in a few action scenes. Highlighted
by a tremendous car chase. Relief director
Greengrass, (Doug Linman was at the helm
of the first film) seems to his way around
celluloid but the rapid-fire editing of
the action scenes seem more like he's covering
up something than he is trying to pack
a creative action punch.
The heart I say is lacking is largely
due to the absence of a love interest and
no identification of a family for Bourne.
Through two films we still haven't learned
anything all that substantive about Jason
Bourne but that leave plenty of room for
more summer releases—doesn't it.
Directed by Paul Greengrass.
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