Ranking The Bourne Movie Franchise From Worst To Best

The decision to replace Doug Liman with Paul Greengrass for the first sequel was a master-stroke, and so too was the introduction of a revenge plot that added far more emotional resonance to the high octane action.

Bourne feels more like a wounded, singularly committed animal here, rather than the more vulnerable version of the first film. He's more in tune with his weaponry, with his identity and with the ghosts of his past and the results are more powerful and the stakes feel legitimately higher.

Greengrass' biggest triumph in the film is adding resonance and power that was somewhat lacking in the original. You feel more of what Bourne is going through - which the later Bond films definitely stole from this movie - and there's a very real sense that the star might not have made it through to the end.