The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identitywriter reflects on the first movie in the series.
In an interview withLetterboxd, Gilroy reflects onThe Bourne Identity.
He goes on to say that he thinksThe Bourne Identityis the best movie in the franchise.
Check out the full quote from Gilroy below:
It was an absolute disaster.
And it was a disaster and then 9/11 saved that movie.
Because it got pushed off and it got shut down and the pressure was taken off.
But that’s a movie that was a whole year away from massive rehab and everything else.
It’s just an absolute rollercoaster of sh*t that turned into a success all the time.
It’s really unbelievable.
Because nothing should, you know, all the bad blood and disagreements, and drama.
It pains me to say, but the first one’s probably the best one.
I mean it really is.
It has such a weird stink on it when it comes on.
It just has a, it really has its own smell and its own flavor.
And what is it?
It’s really unique.
I wish I could say it was all intentional and vent out, but like it exists.
It’s a wonderful thing.
It doesn’t matter how it happened, it just happened.
It came to be.
With an84% Tomatometer, the movie is the second-best-reviewedBournemovie.
The best-reviewed in 2007’sThe Bourne Ultimatum, which currently holds a 92%.
In the last five years, the film industry at large has experienced two major production setback periods.
The first came in 2020, when the world was rattled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The next came in 2023, when Hollywood was faced with strikes from both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA.
