The first scene of the movie sets the mood and the pace at which the rest of it flows. Matt Demon is found floating in Dark Ocean by some Italian fishermen, to whose surprise Demon is still alive. The audience is further engrossed when they find out that the man has two bullet injuries in the back and a Swiss account number. With that backdrop, the audience finds out that the man has no idea of who he was and what he was doing in the middle of the ocean. On reaching his Swiss Bank account, he finds out that his name is probably Jason Bourne and that he has some money, few guns and around a dozen passports with different identities in his bank locker. He also figures out that someone is after his life and trying to kill him.

The real twist to the story comes when the audience (but not Bourne) comes to know that Bourne actually is a CIA agent, who had failed to assassin an African leader living in exile. This was, unfortunately his last mission that he had failed to execute, leading to embarrassment for the CIA and his mentor- Chris Cooper. The audience then realize that Bourne is just another target of his own legacy, and the rest of the movie revolves around his journey to find who he is, what he was doing in the ocean and why are some people trying to kill him. Although, the movie get obvious at times, yet this action packed spy flick is one of its kind and therefore, is a must watch.

Directed by Roger Donaldstone, the movie revolves around the story of James Clayton (played by Farrell, who is an MIT graduate working as a bartender, who gets recruited by the CIA. Clayton has had a history of someone who has been obsessed by the sudden disappearance and later the death of his father under mysterious circumstances. This guy, therefore, proves to be the perfect mark for a recruit.

This answer seeking technocrat is picked up by Walter Burke (played by El Pacino) as part of a team which is supposed to handle a mission concerned with a supercharged computer virus capable of causing large-scale corruption of data worldwide. Farrell’s otherwise untapped talent has been explored in this movie when he, along with his fellow recruit Layla (played by Bridget Moyahnan), are trained intensively at the “farm”.

Although the story line of the movie is pretty obvious, but Pacino’s immaculate style and the way with which he circumlocutes lectures and crunch situations does add a bit of suspense to the story, but on the whole, the movie and the storyline in general, is pretty normal and standard.

The addition of the cliché “nothing is as it seems” has been deliberately made, so to speak, in order to increase the level of involvement of the audience. This has not only heightened the obviousness of the plot but also undermined character development at some vital places. On the whole, the movie has nothing new to the genre it deals with except for a scintillating (yet tired) performance by El Pacino coupled with the fervor of Colin Farrell.

Brosnan looks immaculate in the movie and while Connery still remains the best Bond ever, Brosnan seems to fit in quite perfectly and seems in control of the situation for most part of the movie. From extravagant action scenes and cool gadgets to pulling those witty one-liners with a straight face, Brosnan definitely displays his ability to play the new Bond quite well in the movie. Everything in the movie speaks volumes about the glamour and the charisma associated with a Bond movie and the show of glitterati is quite evident in the official title track of the movie, sung by Tina Turner to the lyrics of Bono and Edge of the U2 fame.

This Bond flick has also been termed as one of the most entertaining Bond movies ever to be made, with the explosive stunts scenes in the beginning followed by the subtle and out of the norm credits after that, the movie does incorporate a new sense of belonging to the era of computer hackers (’95, when it was released) and mobile telephony. Directed by Marin Campbell and possessing a skillfully crafted storyline, the GoldenEye is definitely one of the best entertainers of all time.

The movie has a number of humorous twists written all over the place. James Cameron has directed the movie based upon the classic French comedy La Totale. Harry has a wife and a daughter and unfortunately, both of them are unaware of Harry’s actual profession (of being a secret agent). In this backdrop, Harry overhears his wife once and gets to know that she is having an affair with a car salesman. The movie starts to build on a subtle story line from this point on. The moment Harry realizes that his wife might be having an affair with some cheesy car salesman, his outward demeanor changes from that of a confident undercover agent to someone who is sly and has no confidence over himself- the way Arnold carries these scenes off is an amusing thing in itself.

The movie is a trademark Cameron thriller, with subtle and loud action scenes coupled with a pinch of humor. The movie does lack substance at times, especially when it comes to living up to its ‘name’. As a first impression, ‘true lies’ suggests an action packed storyline revolving around some international trade racket of sorts, but one is amused to find that the movie is actually about how and undercover agent suspects her wife and consequently takes measures to check her loyalty towards him.

Robert de Neiro executes the lead role rather well, and this high-tech movie flows smoothly through his character, giving it a totally no-tech feel. The area where the movie gains credibility of the audience is in the usage of equipment, which unlike most Bond films and other movies, is pretty real yet high-tech. The use of high-end bullet proof vests, night vision goggles, and remote controlled bombs and GPS systems adds a sense of credibility to the whole sequence of events in the movie. Most of these are common devices and therefore, their usage doesn’t appear “out of the world” to the audience.

The helping cast also does the work pretty well and no member of the movie seems to have been added just for the sake of it. Every character seems to have a well defined role.

The story of six people fighting for the “briefcase” (whose ingredients remain a mystery till the very end) takes a turn for the worst when Reno and De Neiro figure out that they are being duped. They team up and develop a bond of inter-dependence with each other- giving the movie a new direction towards the climax. Reno’s role is that of a thorough professional while De Neiro does the plotting for most part of the movie- making both of them a classic duo in the film. The movie therefore, is definitely worth the money.

On the whole, the movie has been directed rather dully by Abram and he hasn’t allowed for scenes shot from a longer distance. Most of the scenes are shot at from a close range and this makes the movie a bit monotonous. Having said that, you should be rest assured that the movie is a hard-core spy movie, with minimal dialogues in the middle. Dialogues are few, but each and every word spoken in the movie is elementary to the story and the character- definitely, a movie relying more on actions than on words!

Some of the most common and amusing “gadgets” have been borrowed from the previous versions of the mission series. These include those funny latex masks, collar mics and similar stuff. All this coupled with some great action scenes and Tom Cruise’s ability to engross an audience make it a must watch.

Directed by Martin Campbell, this Bond flick definitely has more explosions and ammo being used that a large number of other Bond flicks in the history of Bond cinema. All this said, none of the scenes seem to be over-done and over-acted by Daniel Craig- everything has flown naturally and it appears that the Tuxedo was meant for Daniel Craig who looked the ‘Perfect Bond’.

The characters and the story line of this particular Bond film have been well crafted and the movie has stood out as not being full of one-liners and non-directional action sequences; rather, the movie seems to flow through a well directed story line, giving shape to its characters at many important phases of the storyline. The character seems to come to life when the demeanor with which Daniel Craig, the ‘untiring’ bond, executed vital sequences of the movie, giving a feel that the character is lethal, seductive, grim, intelligent, but human at the same time.

Some parts of the movies do seem somewhat unwanted and un-called for, though. The poker fight, for instance, seems to have been added just to add a bit of glitterati and action to the otherwise boring mid section of the movie. There are some minor edition errors also in the movie (like the scene where Bond leaves his room and finds his compatriot unconscious in the room when he returns after hours pf playing poker at the Casino), but on the whole, this is one of those Bond flicks which many people, especially Bond fans, had been waiting for in a long time.

This movie, starring Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway, was one of the first movies featuring Hollywood actors as plotters, assassins and federal agents involved in murders. The conspiracies revolving around federal murders had gained some air during those days and this movie was well timed for the storyline it portrayed.

Redford, the target in this movie, is portrayed as a high school kid, dressed up in tweeds and snickers. He is shown as obscurely working for the American Literary Historical Society, which is a front of the CIA. The strings between the society and the CIA are not very clearly shown in the movie, but what one infers out as a first impression is that they do some research with foreign books and computerize them in order to decipher certain hidden codes and messages.

While working on his job, all the other members of his team are shot dead while luckily, he was out having lunch. As the story unfolds, Redford, with the assistance of Faye Dunaway (Kathy), is able to figure out that the assassination of his colleagues had something to do wit the personal motives of the CIA. The role gets serious as this realization falls upon Dunaway, after which he make an effort to unearth the plot completely. The results of his expedition are surprising, intriguing and a bit expected- definitely a classic to watch.

Eric Banta is portrayed as a Mossad agent, who had to leave his pregnant wife for an unknown mission. He is portrayed as being on a panel of five agents which the then Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir had appointed to seek revenge and kill all those responsible for the gruesome attack.

The movie begins with the assassination of the team and then Avner’s (Eric Banta’s role) character realizing the validity of the actions he was supposed to do. The agents appointed by Mossad are kept in constant denial of the actual reasons for their actions and they are just asked to follow orders lamely, which leads Avner to reconsider his stand and loyalty towards Israel in general and Mossad in particular.

So what is it that actually makes this movie stand apart? Is it the story line? Is it the casting? Actually, apart from casting and a great story line, the real reason as to why the movie is a great watch is that it brings out the humane side of both the terrorists as well as the Israeli agents.

This movie is set up in India for the most part of it, where Jason Bourne lives with his Girlfriend Marie under fake identity. The movie starts slow, but picks up the pace with the introduction of a suspicious character on the lookout for Bourne, with a picture of his with him. The jittery camera movement can be annoying and confusing at the same time but it is this camerawork only which brings out the punch in the final scenes of the movie. There are very few movies that I have come across as having such a crisp and intriguing end.

The sequence of events ad scenes through which the movie flows can be a bit confusing to the impatient viewer, but my suggestion for such viewers is to watch the movie till the end in one sitting and be patient while you are browsing through the scenes- the puzzle starts coming together towards the end in a rather abrupt way- so just wait and watch as the story unfolds before you.

In all, Paul Greengrass, the director of the movie has allowed for adequate character development and also managed to keep the pace of the movie moderate, at the same time. The details of the location and actually going to the locations and shooting there without fake sets has added to the genuineness of the movie and added a trans-national flavor to the movie- making it one of the biggest hits of the decade.