Henry's Top 100: #65 - The Bourne Identity

Did The Bourne Identity save us from Wire-fu? I think its possible. Almost every action movie after The Matrix and before Bourne Identity employed wires in their action scenes. People took unnaturally long leaps, ridiculous flips, etc. Then Bourne Identity came along and showed people how a well edited and well choreographed fight scene could be done without fucking wires. (The two Bourne sequels employed the other cardinal sin of action scenes- hyper editing).

Bourne Identity also helped save Matt Damon's career. Which is a good thing because he is an excellent actor and a great movie star.

The Bourne Identity is the best spy film ever made and a really cool action film. It has great fight scenes, a fantastic Parisian car chase scene, and a very grounded plot.

Most critics prefer the subsequent Bourne films. For me, it doesn't get better than this.

Best Scene? The Embassy escape.