The Bourne Identity (2002 movie)

The Bourne Identity is an action-thriller movie released in 2002. It is based on the novel by Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Identity, which was published in 1980. The movie is directed by Doug Liman. It stars Matt Damon as the main character, Jason Bourne.

In the movie, as Jason Bourne recovers from his gunshot wound, he find that he lost his memory. As he recovered his memory, he learns he was involved with an international spy agency. The movie is set in Europe, in places such as Prague, Paris, and Italy. It shows thrilling gunfights, car chases, and action scenes. After release, the box-office profit was successful. Two sequels, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum were released in 2004 and 2007.

Plot

An unidentified man is rescued from the sea by fishermen. But because of amnesia, he cannot remember who he is. He cannot remember why he was drowning in the sea, how the gunshot wound on his back was made, how he can speak many languages or how he has martial arts skills. He only knows the number to his Swiss bank safe which was hidden in his skin.

In the safe, he finds a huge amount of cash, and passports for each country. He saw the name "Jason Bourne" on his U.S. passport and he believes that is his name. After he has some trouble at the U.S. embassy in Zurich, he moves to Paris with the help of a woman named Marie Kreutz. Wherever he moves, the police and assassins chase him and Marie. In continuous chasing between Bourne and the killers, he notices that some unknown big power threatens his existence. To find his identity and the reason why they are trying to kill him, Bourne gradually gains access to the unknown agency.

Cast

Release Dates
CountryPremiere
 United States14 June 2002
 Australia22 August 2002
 Taiwan23 August 2002
 Philippines4 September 2002
 United Kingdom6 September 2002
 Ireland6 September 2002
 Lebanon12 September 2002
 Singapore12 September 2002
 Denmark13 September 2002
 Norway13 September 2002
 New Zealand16 September 2002
 Hong Kong19 September 2002
 Malaysia19 September 2002
 Iceland20 September 2002
 Turkey20 September 2002
 Belgium25 September 2002
 Egypt25 September 2002
 France25 September 2002
 Indonesia25 September 2002
 Venezuela25 September 2002
 Austria26 September 2002
  Switzerland26 September 2002 (German speaking region)
 Germany26 September 2002
 Poland27 September 2002
 Argentina3 October 2002
 Chile3 October 2002
 Colombia3 October 2002
 Cyprus4 October 2002
 Estonia4 October 2002
 India4 October 2002
 Kazakhstan4 October 2002
 Thailand4 October 2002
 Ukraine4 October 2002
 Peru10 October 2002
 Russia10 October 2002
 Slovenia10 October 2002
 Brazil11 October 2002
 Finland11 October 2002
 Kenya11 October 2002
 Portugal11 October 2002
 Czech Republic17 October 2002
 Hungary17 October 2002
 Israel17 October 2002
 Netherlands17 October 2002
 South Korea18 October 2002
 Mexico18 October 2002
 Sweden18 October 2002
 Kuwait22 October 2002
 Bulgaria25 October 2002
 South Africa25 October 2002
 Croatia7 November 2002
 Spain8 November 2002
 Italy15 November 2002
 Uruguay15 November 2002
 China21 November 2002
 Greece22 November 2002
 Romania22 November 2002
 Lithuania10 January 2003
 Japan25 January 2003

Critics

After the movie was released in the U.S., the movie got generally good reviews from several critics",[1] especially for the acting of Matt Damon and the direction of Doug Liman. Peter Howell of the Toronto Star said, "An entertaining thriller that eschews most of the usual spy gimmicks in favour of old-fashioned sleuthing."[2] Eric Harrison of the Houston Chronicle praised the direction of Liman: "The Bourne Identity shouldn't be half as entertaining as it is, but director Doug Liman and his colleagues have managed to pack it with enough action to satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood."[2] Matt Damon also got praise from Stephen Hunter of the Washington Post: "Great fights. You wouldn't think of Damon as a tough guy, but he's worked really hard on the physical stuff here and it shows."[3]

References
  1. "The bourne Identity movie rankings". www.bmoat.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  2. "The Bourne Identity - Movie Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  3. https://famefountain.com/m/bourne_identity/comments.php?reviewid=726928%5B%5D

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