The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

When Jason Bourne is framed for a botched CIA operation he is forced to take up his former life as a trained assassin to survive.

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Writers:

Robert Ludlum (novel), Tony Gilroy (screenplay)

Stars:

Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox

5 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Damon	...	Jason Bourne
Franka Potente	...	Marie
Brian Cox	...	Ward Abbott
Julia Stiles	...	Nicky
Karl Urban	...	Kirill
Gabriel Mann	...	Danny Zorn
Joan Allen	...	Pamela Landy
Marton Csokas	...	Jarda
Tom Gallop	...	Tom Cronin
John Bedford Lloyd	...	Teddy
Ethan Sandler	...	Kurt
Michelle Monaghan	...	Kim
Karel Roden	...	Gretkov
Tomas Arana	...	Martin Marshall
Oksana Akinshina	...	Irena Neski

Storyline

After escaping from the emotional and physical pain he previously encountered. Jason Bourne and his girlfriend Marie begin a new life as far away as possible. But when an assassination attempt on Bourne goes horribly wrong, Bourne must re-enter the life he wanted to leave behind, in order to find out the truth why they are still after him.

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Plot Keywords:

cia | assassin | sequel | on the run | hidden truth | 

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Taglines:

Sie nahmen ihm seine Identität. Jetzt will er sie zurück. (They took away his identity. Now he wants it back.)

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and intense action, and for brief language

Details

Official Sites:

UIP [fr] Universal Pictures [uk]

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English Russian German Italian

Release Date:

23 July 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Bourne Verschwörung

Filming Locations:

Alexanderplatz, Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$683,567 (Japan) (11 February 2005)

Gross:

$4,138,339 (Japan) (11 March 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Motion Picture THETA Produktionsgesellschaft, Kennedy/Marshall Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In a 2012 BAFTA Screenwriters' Lecture, uncredited screenwriter Brian Helgeland explained that part of 'Tony Gilroy''s initial script was set in the USSR, even though communism had by that point fallen. Helgeland was brought on five days before production began and completely rewrote Gilroy's script. Although the studio rejected the new script, they did change the USSR setting. In addition, through production Paul Greengrass would change Gilroy's script with Helgeland's, resulting in the final film.

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Goofs

When speaking in Russian, both Kirill and Bourne make some language mistakes. Kirill, after the operation in Berlin, says "I'll take a shower" like that: "Ya voz'mu dush", whereas the correct expression is "Ya primu dush". In Moscow shop, Bourne shouts "Vniz!" meaning "Down!", and correct expression for that is "Na pol!", or "On the floor!" And when Bourne tells Irina Neski that he won't hurt her he adds "Ponial?" or "understand?" when he should have used the feminine form "poniala?"

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Quotes

[first lines]
Conklin: [voiceover - memories] This is not a drill, soldier. We clear on that? This is a live project. You're a go. Training is over. Training is over.

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits the Marines are listed as Jarheads.

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Connections

Follows The Bourne Identity (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Ballade No. 4 in F minor"
(uncredited)
Composed by Frédéric Chopin
Played in the Hotel Brecker lobby

User Reviews

More of the same, but it's welcome

The Bourne Identity was one of those films that some people will love for being different to the average action film, but others will hate for it daring to be 'too' different. Unlike the majority of action movies before it, the first Bourne film, despite having stunts and explosions never put it's emphasis on them, as the focus was always on the central characters and their use of brains, rather than brawn to accomplish their goals. The sequel is basically more of the same, but it's a welcome return in my opinion, as cinema needs films that are different to the majority. It's also a good thing as I'm a big fan of Matt Damon. It's unfair that he should continue to get lumped in with Ben Afleck due to their friendship as he has a lot of talent and I think that the fact he's gone for more art orientated films as opposed to the dumb blockbusters his friend was drawn to like a moth to the light shows that he has a genuine respect for cinema. He stars as the title character; Jason Bourne, who, like the film itself is hardly your average action fare. He doesn't utter one liners shortly before or after blowing someone away, nor does he spend most of the movie trying to look cool; espionage is the order of the day and it works very well in the context of the film.

Because it's plot heavy, The Bourne Supremacy requires the viewer to watch, and the large amount of talking goes some way to distancing this from most other action movies. However, this could also be seen as a bad point as it can, at times, hinder the movie in the excitement stakes and make it difficult viewing for those that do like their action. The movie spans across Europe to a number of different countries including Germany, Britain, France and Russia and this keeps it exciting as it allows the landscape of the movie to change constantly and the film doesn't dwell in the same area. In fact, the film is very efficient on the whole and it never overindulges in anything, which compensates for the amount of talking and allows it to be exciting. Despite it being more stealthy than most, time is still found for a number of high-octane sequences including fist-fights, explosions and a great car chase that looks as if it could have been lifted straight out of Grand Theft Auto.

Overall, I would say that this is a slightly lesser film than the original, but there is still much to like about it and fans of Bourne will no doubt enjoy themselves. It's also recommended if you're sure that every action movie since 1988 is a Die Hard clone...