The Bourne Supremacy Critic Reviews

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

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

Spy movies just got thrilling again. Read the full review

A serviceable thriller - no more, no less.Read the full review

Supremacy certainly works on its own terms, but those terms are limiting. It's an entertainment machine about a killing machine. Read the full review

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

Like its various post-Cold War European locations, the film remains chilly and distant. Every time you feel like you're finally grabbing hold of something involving, the picture once again spins frustratingly out of reach. Read the full review

Almost everything that made "The Bourne Identity" refreshing -- the wit, the irony, the suspense, the novelty of its premise -- is gone in The Bourne Supremacy, and what's left is the spectacle of Matt Damon, with perfect posture and senses primed like a cat, making his way through a routine action thriller.Read the full review

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