A major part of the plot of the original novel is the little-seen but ever-present assassin Carlos. Carlos is the invisible baddie of the story. During much of the novel, Carlos and Jason Bourne are playing a kind of chess match for assassins, which makes the original novel a cut-above most novels of this type. For reasons not exactly clear to me, the filmmakers cut the entire Carlos side of the novel from this screenplay.
The biggest weakness of this movie is that because of the axing of Carlos, the main antagonist of the story is the US operation Treadstone. Yes Treadstone is in the book and at one point the top brass are trying to get Bourne. In the novel, many factions are after Bourne, but in the movie, it's only Treadstone.
Also the joining forces of Jason and Marie has a lot more drama than in the movie. Instead, their linking up is a bit conventional but then her decision to stay with Bourne really makes little sense. In the novel Marie has a very real reason to stay with Bourne.
Ultimately a decent but not entirely satisfying adaption of Ludlum's brilliant novel into an "okay" but not great movie. And the ending is entirely different. A one-watch.
The biggest weakness of this movie is that because of the axing of Carlos, the main antagonist of the story is the US operation Treadstone. Yes Treadstone is in the book and at one point the top brass are trying to get Bourne. In the novel, many factions are after Bourne, but in the movie, it's only Treadstone.
Also the joining forces of Jason and Marie has a lot more drama than in the movie. Instead, their linking up is a bit conventional but then her decision to stay with Bourne really makes little sense. In the novel Marie has a very real reason to stay with Bourne.
Ultimately a decent but not entirely satisfying adaption of Ludlum's brilliant novel into an "okay" but not great movie. And the ending is entirely different. A one-watch.