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Genre :

Thriller

Release Date :

June 14, 2002

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Doug Liman

Starring :

Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Clive Owen, Judy Parfitt, Gabriel Mann

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  Be the 1st!

3 of 5

“..There?s no character development, no real plot to speak of..”
by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
2.5 of 4

“..Liman handles the action scenes better than one might expect from a guy best known for smaller, more intimate movies..”
by Ron Weiskind [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
2.5 of 4

“..It's a nonstop cycle of running, driving, hiding, shooting and brawling..”
by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
4.5 of 5

“..director Doug Liman and his colleagues have managed to pack it with enough action to satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood..”
by Eric Harrison [Houston Chronicle]
3.5 of 5

“..Despite the plot misgivings, Liman?s exotic spy thriller gets high marks for action choreography and Damon?s outstanding performance..”
by David Levine [Filmcritic]

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