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  • The Bourne Frachise - Directors Doug Liman, Paul Greengrass
    by Zettel at 00:18 on 03 February 2005
    The Bourne Franchise - Directors Doug Liman (Identity) Paul Greengrasss (Supremacy)

    Pauline Kael once remarked that to watch a film on video was to commit an aesthetic crime of which you were yourself the victim. Ever the purist, but essentially right. However as the first two Bourne movies are now out on DVD, sometimes in a very attractively priced two film version, it's worth a recommendation. Better on DVD that not at all. Different directors but the same writer - Tony Gilroy - ensures continuity of tone and style.

    Pure, high adrenaline, professional entertainment. Fantastic edit-driven pace, good plotting, enough characterisation to make credible. You'd be hard pressed to find a better night in at the movies if first class, spy-thriller fare is your bag. These two won't disappoint. Fast, furious and fun.