The Bourne Supremacy Critic Reviews

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Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

A conventionally heightened series of escapes and clashes and hide-and-seek gambits, yet the way the film has been made, nothing that happens seems inevitable -- which is to say, anything seems possible. There's a word for that sensation. It's called excitement. Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

Spy movies just got thrilling again. Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Manohla DargisAdd Critic to Favorites

Rarely does pop come with such sizzle. Read the full review

The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites

This is high-speed action realism carried off with the dexterity of a magician pulling a hundred rabbits out of a hat in one graceful gesture. The crowning flourish is an extended car chase through the streets and tunnels of Moscow that ranks as one of the three or four most exciting demolition derbies ever filmed. Read the full review

Slate | David EdelsteinAdd Critic to Favorites

The sequel is simply a tour-de-force of thriller filmmaking.Read the full review

USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites

Taut, tightly paced and thrilling, with some of the best chase sequences -- whether by foot, taxi or Jeep -- in recent memory. Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

If you've forgotten the kick you get from watching a globe-trotting, butt-kicking, whiplash-paced action movie done with humor, style and smarts, take a ride with The Bourne Supremacy. Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites

Goes through its airport-thriller paces with dazzling kinetics and style. Read the full review

Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites

The way Greengrass lets you feel the violence is impressive. Most movie heroes punch through armies without scraping their knuckles, but Bourne's a believable wreck by midpoint.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

That the director, Paul Greengrass, treats the material with gravity and uses good actors in well-written supporting roles elevates the movie above its genre, but not quite out of it.Read the full review

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