Went to go see Spidey2 but got to see this one instead; no regrets, this movie is nonstop, techno-jungle paced spy movie action that has you guessing and fully engaged with what Jason Bourne is going to do next. The pace is exhilirating, the action sequences shot with handheld cameras are tight, claustrophobic and confused -- as close to the action as you can get. In one sequence, where Jason Bourne is tossed around in the living room of an ex Treadstone agent, it's almost as if you had a view from a Jason-cam mounted on Matt Damon's forehead. He fights with a rolled up magazine convulsing amidst lightning quick reflexes -- no BMWs, martinis or Pussy Galores.

Having said that, it also needs to be said that Joan Allen is not too shabby for a 48 year old. And, for you LOTR fans out there, here's a chance for you to see your beloved Carl Urban in action again, armed but unmounted.

The best part of Bourne Supremacy is its tightly-written and tensely twisting script, a requirement, apparently, of Damon, who was only interested in doing a sequel to Identity if the script was rock-solid. Indeed, it was, keeping the audience guessing at every turn what the lead will do next, how the CIA will react -- and who will get popped.

And, if for some reason you can't see the entire movie, see it for the car chase scene at the end. Better than Ronin (Audi, 'nuf said), better than French Connection (a Pontiac chasing a train!), better than The Transporter (one BMW, a fleet of Peugeots, and a bunch of car sick bank robbers). Bourne speeds through Moscow with a broken leg, a bullet in his shoulder and a bottle of vodka in The Little Taxi That Could. That handbrake is your friend in this car chase where, it seems, the threshold for human pain has been stretched to an airbag-less world. Damon's Bourne is both indestructible and determined: really about the only two things needed to pull off Jason Bourne. All in all, a well-made movie that's worth every heart-pounding minute.

Although Ultimatum was the weakest of the Bourne series, I can't wait to see it made.