Supremely Ordinary

I went to see The Bourne Supremecy last night. It was more stereotypical than I would have expected. Let's see how well it fits the thriller mold:

• "The truth" is revealed gradually as the movie progresses: Check. To enhance the suspense and authenticity, Matt Damon is also suffering from memory loss about what happened in his past
• Multiple bad guys with surprise "bad guy" agents revealed as the movie progresses: Check. Extra typicality awarded for the fact that the bad guys are foreign. (Double award for the fact that they're Russian and German)
• Token McGyver-esque stunt: Check.
• Lots of chasing, in cars and on foot: Check. The movie very well could have originated as a two-hour long car chase, which they subsequently cut by several minutes to make room for a supporting plot.
• Implausible incident count = at least 10: Check. Thanks to the recurrent car chase scene, this movie has by far the largest number of successive run red lights and multi-lane highway crossings I've had the privilege to witness. (Note: this condition may be more applicable to the action movie genre)
• Lot's of law enforcement agents: Check.
• Conspicuous high-tech product placement: Nifty cell-phone. Check.
• Suspenseful phone conversations: On cell-phone. Check.

As I said, it was kind of disappointing for a Matt Damon movie. Then again I'm pretty sure that Damon was only a cast member.

Update: Nevertheless, Damon's career is still much more respectable than some of his colleagues'.