The Bourne Identity (2002)

Director: Doug Liman

Cast: Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, Franka Potente as Marie, Chris Cooper as Conklin, Clive Owen as The Professor, Brian Cox as Ward Abbott, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Wombosi, Gabriel Mann as Zorn, Walton Goggins as Research Tech, Josh Hamilton as Research Tech, Julia Stiles as Nicolette, Orso Maria Guerrini as Giancarlo (as Orso Maria-Guerrini), Tim Dutton as Eamon, Denis Braccini as Picot, Nicky Naude as Castel, David Selburg as Marshall

The crew of a fishing vessel find a body floating in the middle of the
ocean. They bring it on board and the improvised 'doctor' finds two
bullets on the back and a Swiss bank account implanted in the hip of
the body. The 'body' indeed is not dead but unconscious: he is Jason
Bourne (Matt Dammon), a CIA secret and very well prepared agent with
amnesia. During the period of fishing in the sea, he recovers his
health. Once on shore, he decides to go to the Swiss bank and then to
the American Consulate. There he meets Marie Helena Kreutz (Franka
Potente, from 'Run Lola Run' and 'Anatomy') and they two together will
pass to the most spectacular actions along the film. The great Matt
Dammon and Franka Potente are perfect. This movie is everything that
'Tripple X' and 'Die Another Day' intended to be and did not offer to
the viewer: a non-stop and excellent action film. Fortunately this
screenplay was not in the hands of Tom Cruise, otherwise he would like
to perform the role of Jason Bourne and spoil this film, as usual. It
is amazing the filmography of Matt Dammon. This great actor knows how
to select good screenplays. I am not familiarized with the filmography
of Franka Potente ( I believe most of them has not been released on VHS
or DVD in Brazil), but in 'Run Lola Run' and 'Anatomy' I liked her
performance very much. One thing that called my attention along this
movie was her perfect accent in English (with the exception of the
'sh....' expressions in German). The great Chris Cooper and Julia
Stiles perform secondary roles along this outstanding action movie. My
vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "A Identidade Bourne" ("The Bourne Identity")