The Bourne Supremacy
Director: Paul Greengrass
Starring:  Matt Damon, Brian Cox, Joan Allen, Franka Potente, Karl Urban, and Julia Stiles.

The Bourne Identity was a surprising hit in 2002, fusing intelligence, action, and drama all in one film.  The Bourne Supremacy is a continuation to this but fails to live up to its predecessor in a few major areas.  Both films have great acting from the leads and great action but Supremacy misses two things: great cinematography and editing.  Director Paul Greengrass has learned from the school of Michael Bay that fast editing is cool and zooming in on fights is even cooler.  This is a huge mistake for the film.  In a fight sequence between Bourne and his ex-compatriot (Marton Csokas), the editing is so poorly done that I felt dizzy and confused after it was finished.  The first film had a steady camera during the fights but here its like the Bourne Witch Project.  This aspect took me out of the film almost as a whole.  Despite this, the final car chase sequence is incredible and the script is intelligent and greatly more complex than the first.  After the film ended, I still liked the first film much more because of its better pace, editing, and cinematography.

Grade: B-