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The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

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Reviews Counted:223

Fresh:208

Rotten:15

Average Rating:7.9/10

Consensus: The Bourne Ultimatum is an intelligent, finely tuned non-stop thrill ride. Another strong performance from Matt Damon and sharp camerawork from Paul Greengrass make this the finest installment of the Bourne trilogy.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence and intense sequences of action.

Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Aug 3, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $227,137,090

Synopsis: The government's most wanted amnesiac super-spy returns in this thrilling third installment in the Jason Bourne franchise. THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM picks up where the THE BOURNE SUPREMACY left off,... The government's most wanted amnesiac super-spy returns in this thrilling third installment in the Jason Bourne franchise. THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM picks up where the THE BOURNE SUPREMACY left off, with Bourne once again racing around the globe, desperate to uncover the secrets of his identity. Having just lost his girlfriend and only companion, his search for answers is now fuelled by much more than his own self-preservation. The film kicks off with Bourne tracking down a British journalist (Paddy Considine) who he believes has valuable information about his past. He quickly discovers that the government conspiracy runs far deeper than he realized, and so begins a riveting, action-packed game of cat and mouse with the CIA. Bourne plows through the bad guys like a mini-tornado, and after some breathtaking fight sequences and several nail-biting car chases, he closes in on the truth in a climactic stand-off on the streets (and rooftops) of New York City. Joan Allen and David Strathairn are excellent as two battling CIA directors, and Julia Styles pops up for a small but important turn as Bourne's former government contact. Matt Damon continues to give Bourne the perfect mix of tough guy determination and sad-eyed desperation, and despite his physics-defying fists, he never comes off as the invincible super hero. Rather, the appeal of Bourne remains in his humanness--he feels pain, bloodies his knuckles, and mourns the loss of his lover. It's this emotional and physical vulnerability that keeps you on the edge of the seat, holding your breath for him. Well, that and the totally awesome fight scenes, of course. [More]

Starring: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen, Edgar Ramirez

Starring: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen, Edgar Ramirez, David Strathairn, Paddy Considine, Albert Finney

Director: Paul Greengrass

Director: Paul Greengrass
Screenwriter: Tony Gilroy, George Nolfi
Producer: Frank Marshall, Paul Sandberg, Patrick Crowley
Composer: John Powell
Studio: Universal Pictures

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The payoff Bourne fans have been waiting for.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
08/06/07
James Dyer
James Dyer
Empire Magazine

A great action movie, exhilarating and neatly crafted, the kind of picture that will still look good 20 or 30 years from now.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
08/06/07
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
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We've waited all summer for a wild ride to grab us with more than jolts. Now it's here. Hang on.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
08/06/07
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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Thrillers this effective are often called "tight," and it's true that this picture doesn't waste a second.

Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
08/06/07
Glenn Kenny
Glenn Kenny
Premiere Magazine

Fans of 24 will be amazed to find a hero who makes Jack Bauer seem like a study in sissydom.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
08/06/07
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
New York Magazine
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The pouty stylings of Julia Stiles, whose cherubic face looks less at home in the spy biz than in the business of shooting arrows at would-be lovers.

Full Review Source: MovieJuice! | comment Comment
08/06/07
Mark Ramsey
Mark Ramsey
MovieJuice!

From the opening frame until the exciting finale, director Paul Greengrass hits the accelerator pedal and except for several pauses keeps this baby running at full throttle.

Full Review Source: Houston Community Newspapers | comment Comment
08/06/07
Gary Brown
Gary Brown
Houston Community Newspapers

It says something about the Bourne series that it is cast with people one doesn't ordinarily associate with this kind of film.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
08/06/07
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

The Bourne movies are about pursuit and assault; they're perpetual-motion machines. As such, they entertain inside the moment but leave you with few leftovers.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
08/05/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Smart and sharp, crazy-fast-paced and great looking, The Bourne Ultimatum is popcorn with style and a brain - what James Bond once was and now aspires to become again.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
08/05/07
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

[A] masterpiece of breathless relentlessness, of spectacular yet lean-and-mean setpieces uncluttered by superfluous digressions or tangents...

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
08/05/07
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

The post-9-11 plotline is designed to question the CIA's rationalization of resorting to rendition and suspect interrogation tactics in the age of the Patriot Act. How much harrowing paranoia can you handle?

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
08/05/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze

A rousing travelogue of espionage.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
08/05/07
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

That rare threequel that stands up quite well to the movies that came before it, and it is easily one of the most satisfying action movies of the summer.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
08/04/07
Peter T. Chattaway
Peter T. Chattaway
Christianity Today

It's the best action picture in decades, a two hour high-tech chase around the world that surpasses everything that's come before it including Oscar winning classics like 'The French Connection' and 'Bullitt'.

Full Review Source: Maxim | comment Comment
08/04/07
Pete Hammond
Pete Hammond
Maxim

Director Paul Greengrass insists on utilizing cameramen with Parkinson's disease and editors more concerned with celluloid masturbation than continuity.

Full Review Source: Outtakes With Fiore | comment 10 Comments
08/04/07
Fiore Mastracci
Fiore Mastracci
Outtakes With Fiore

Greengrass maintains the edgy energy he injected into part two to give us the summer's most intelligent, satisfying blockbuster.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
08/04/07
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

The espionage is great. Surveillance dodging scenes are more exciting than the most outrageous action sequences, and everyone talking in codes, testing each other and lying keeps the audience guessing.

Full Review Source: Can Magazine | comment Comment
08/04/07
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
Can Magazine

There’s unfortunately not necessarily reason to think that my own amalgam for the last two Bourne films — “arction,” a halved blend of art and action — will catch on.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
08/03/07
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
FilmStew.com

The Bourne Ultimatum is one of 2007's best action movies and more than lives up to expectations.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
08/03/07
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com
 
 
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