Picking Nits
Bourne's survival and recovery, Paris geography, Marie staying with him, killing Clive Owen's character, and the unrealized chance to make that assassin a recurring rival
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- Bourne surviving unconscious in the sea after two back wounds is the first major nitpick. — Chris Ryan
- His rapid recovery and ability to work on the fishing boat and fight assassins are also questioned. — Chris Ryan
- Liman admitted that the Paris car chase uses streets that do not connect logically. — Chris Ryan
- The geographic mistake is compared with illogical Boston routes in Blown Away. — Chris Ryan
- Marie not fleeing a dangerous stranger at the first opportunity is questioned. — Bill Simmons
- Marie is quickly shown on a wanted poster and is aiding and abetting an assassin, making it harder to untangle herself as she falls for him. — Bill Simmons
- The panel asks whether killing Clive Owen's assassin wasted a possible recurring adversary for the franchise. — Bill Simmons
- The alternatives are for the assassin to fake his death, get away wounded, or team up with Bourne to take the whole thing down. — Bill Simmons
- The Carlos the Jackal antagonist from the Ludlum book is offered as a model for an equally powerful recurring assassin. — Bill Simmons
- Karl Urban is described as effectively replacing Clive Owen's assassin function in the next film. — Bill Simmons
- Clive Owen is reported to have been expected to become James Bond. — Bill Simmons
- The Clive Owen discussion broadens into uncertainty about why his apparent path to major stardom did not last. — Chris Ryan
- Inside Man and Closer are cited as evidence of Owen's leading-man ability. — Chris Ryan