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Another Damon narrated movie . . .


Finally decided to buy this DVD - avoided it for years bc it seemed dull for some reason - who knows why some covers beg to be judged ...

but it turns out, it's a fairly ok movie -

I loved the nods to Hitchcock; dramatic pounding music during Dickie's murder, and the frequent use of mirrors and disfiguring reflections.

BUT THAT'S not the thing -
The THING is, the movie started with Damon narrating and I almost spewed my drink on the screen ...

So, does anyone know, or
care to guess how many films Matt has starred in AND narrated??
I can think of 3:
The Rainmaker
Geronimo
The Martian,
And didn't he narrate in his Bourne movies too? (saw 3 or 4 of those but forget)

btw, I'm not necessarily complaining about his frequent narrating - (I own & love Geronimo & Rainmaker, & Martian)
Just a surveying observation I suppose . . .


I wonder how many similar actors have narrated in as many as 3 or 4 of their films and of that group, who has narrated more of their own movies? (on-going series excluded)



I guess it's a trademark.

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I noticed that, too, when watching "Rounders." Opens with "Listen. Here's the thing. If you can't spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, the you ARE the sucker." Excellent opener.


I had just recently seen TTMR, The Martian, and The Rainmaker, then "Rounders." Soooo add "Rounders" to the list!

He has a great voice for narration.

"This man is dead, Jim." ~Bones

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He narrates Spirit (2002).

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