If you're reasonably bright, the person behind all the mayhem will become clear to you before being divulged in the movie, but despite this there was one thing that I really enjoyed in this film: It did not insult the intelligence of the audience. That's really rare these days. I get so tired of getting beat over the head with plot points in so many films... hey, the audience might not get it, let's be REALLY CLEAR. Here it's as if the director challenges you to keep up... if you stop paying attention, hey, that's your problem.
There are a couple of fight scenes in the film similar to those in the first movie. The main one was shot and edited a bit too close and fast for my taste, but not as bad as I've seen in other films, where you can't even tell what's going on. There was also a car chase that had a twist I haven't seen in other chases, and you'll understand what I mean once you see the film. In this case I did like the frenetic pace of the editing, which really brings you into the driver's seat.
Matt Damon does an admirable job here, balancing real-world-superhero skills with a humanity and vulnerability (man, did I really just say that?) which makes him seem real and makes you care about him and his predicament.
Oh, and for those of you who care about such things (like myself), they managed to make this with a minimum of foul language or sexual situations. Go figure.
I really hope this does well and that everyone involved returns for The Bourne Ultimatum.
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