Intellectual Defenestration

The Bourne Supremacy

Saw it over the weekend. Quick-and-dirty verdict: good summer fun.

Longer version: Decent plot and acting marred only by excessively shaky hand-held camera work. Joan Allen, Brian Cox, and Matt Damon are all good actors. The overall story, while deviating wildly from the original written form, was enjoyable and engaging. But, while I appreciate how the hand-held camera added to the picture of Bourne's confused memory and identity, both the excessive usage and excessive agitation meant that I had frequently had to spend more time figuring out what was going on in the screen than what was going on in the movie.