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Movie Review: The Bourne Identity (Liman)

I didn't expect much going in, but some friends I rarely see wanted to go, so I figured what the heck. It had Franka Potente in it, didn't it? And it was directed by the guy who directed Swingers, so maybe it would be ok. And it turned out to be OK. I'm not a Matt Damon fan, and after the first few scenes I worried that it was going to be a really long two hours. Some combination of less dialog, better dialog, Franka Potente, and some exciting action scenes made it seem better. There were a couple of slow stretches in the middle, and it was strange to see Julia Stiles used in a really minor role, but the movie overall worked as an action movie. It wasn't really "intelligent" but it held together reasonably enough for the most part, not taking itself too seriously but keeping it mostly believable. You could do worse for a big summer action movie.