**** (out of five)
The Bourne Surpremacy shares the title of the second book inRobert Ludlum's trilogy, and little else. Matt Damon is back atJason Bourne, a former assassin who is dealing with a troubled pasthe can't recall. His performance doesn't advance much fromIdentity, except in a couple key scenes, including his one scenewith Julia Stiles, when Damon nails it.
Several members of the supporting cast are returning. Brian Cox,who is in his X2/Troy mode, is good, but not the menacing villan weare used to heroes like Bourne facing. Julia Stiles gives her bestperformance to date, but soon after, she vanishes from the filmcompletely. Gabriel Mann also returns in a small but importantrole.
Newcomers include Joan Allen, who just may be the best part ofthe film; Lord of the Rings' Karl Urban and Marton Csokas ashitmen, and Karel Roden all in successful, yet forgettable roles(unlike Clive Owen, who was memorable as the silent assassin in TheBourne Identity).
Franka Potente, who was good (although uneven) in the firstmovie, is in a noticeably reduced role in this film, but the filmdoesn't suffer from it.
Director Paul Greengrass gets the same look and feel of theoriginal, but also brings back the shakey (literally) cameramovement.
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