The Bourne Identity

⭐ 9.5/10

(Originally written by Joseph)

I think I'm just taking a half point off because I've given too many movies tens lately. This movie is the perfect action movie. I loved it when it came out and little has changed. It's got some of the best fight scenes, perhaps my favorite car chase scene, and just has this great sense of mystery and intrigue throughout. The secret agent government organization is a liiiittle cheesy here and there ("I want to know everything! Every bed she slept on, every purchase she made!"), but honestly not too bad.

Matt Damon is perfect here. The understated, quiet protagonist who finds himself a monster as he kills a man with his bare hands. Nothing is cooler than the way the government agents talk about him, and that's always my favorite way to build a badass character (*the lights go out* "it's him, isn't it?").

I have no idea if this is how amnesia works, but somehow you just don't care. I love when an action movie takes itself seriously, though it's always a risky business. They get it right here. This has always been my favorite action series, and even though I'm not sure we'll continue on, I love revisiting it every few years.