Amnesiac superspy Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) puts together the final pieces not only of his identity, but also of the mysterious Treadstone project. (imdb.com)

Of course, the first (The Bourne Identity) of the Bourne Trilogy was the best. This last one was better than the second (The Bourne Supremacy). Julia Stiles returns from the first installment and Joan Allen and returns from the previous installment to bring a very well directed, smartly written action trilogy to a fitting end. Like Wolverine hunting to find out how he became the mutant he became in X-Men, Jason Bourne is determined to find out who he is, why and put an end to subjecting others to the same tortures he was put through. When a story line works, stick to it until it doesn’t work anymore.

What I like most about this trilogy is that like X-Men, because you have a strong lead (Hugh Jackman in X-Men, Matt Damon on Bourne) whose acting can carry the story line of a genre whose writing is often lacking in imagination, you can relate to the main characters and their trials throughout each installment of the series. Who can’t relate to identity crises? Sure, you’re not necessarily going to be a soldier who’s memory is erased by the government whose hired him to kill his country’s enemies, but most of us do understand wanting to know where we came from.

Anyway, The Bourne trilogy was a fun ride. It’s worth a DVD box set.

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