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The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

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Reviews Counted:224

Fresh:208

Rotten:16

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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We know Bourne is more or less the baddest dude on the planet, and could probably take on Col. Guile, Sub-Zero, and Liquid Snake at the same time, but maybe enough is enough.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment 2 Comments
08/03/07
Pete Vonder Haar
Pete Vonder Haar
Film Threat

Bourne has gone the distance for three straight films… seals the achievement of a rare action franchise for thinking adults, combining gripping entertainment with an undercurrent of moral seriousness.

Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
08/03/07
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

There's something unusual about Matt Damon's spy thrillers built around the exploits of the amnesia-addled Jason Bourne: Each film in the series has actually been better than its predecessor...

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
08/03/07
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

This is a chase film, pushed to the fragmented limits of abstraction, that rattles and jolts and explodes like an intricately designed drum solo.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
08/03/07
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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For Jason Bourne, who rises and rises again in this fantastically kinetic, propulsive film, resurrection is the name of the game, just as it is for franchises.

comment Comment
08/03/07
Manohla Dargis
Manohla Dargis
New York Times

This is a film about momentum, gravity, trajectory. It's a physics lesson wrapped up in an espionage thriller, and when director Greengrass yells 'Action!' he means it.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
08/03/07
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer

After a summer-movie season full of bloated running times, pointless explosions and convoluted plots, Jason Bourne has arrived to save the day.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
08/03/07
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

It's The Manchurian Candidate, but Raymond Shaw has hypnotized himself and the evil government looking to overthrow life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness is ours.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
08/02/07
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Jason Bourne is reborn in Bourne Ultimatum and it proves that sometimes the third time is a charm.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum | comment Comment
08/02/07
Vince Koehler
Vince Koehler
Entertainment Spectrum

More fully develops the strain that was glossed over in the previous movie, i.e. the exploration of morality.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
08/02/07
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

The Bourne Ultimatum is the decisive capper on one of the rare series that will surely get better with time even as we hope to one day look upon its own themes with relic status.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
08/02/07
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

Damon lends an air of conscious integrity to the part, a quality of reflective introspection that acts as an amazingly effective ballast against the complete implausibility of his continued survival.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
08/02/07
Carina Chocano
Carina Chocano
Los Angeles Times
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Paul Greengrass does it again! ...lots of action, good-looking people, despicable bad guys, and intensity that never lets up,...

Full Review Source: tonymedley.com | comment Comment
08/02/07
Tony Medley
Tony Medley
tonymedley.com

The Bourne movies continue to defy all the rules of sequel logic, each somehow surpassing its predecessor despite being essentially the same movie, with many recurring characters, plots and settings.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
08/02/07
Alex Markerson
Alex Markerson
E! Online

Here's hoping Damon is Bourne again.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
08/02/07
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

It's all too easy to see that the filmmakers and Damon are coasting when they could be soaring.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment 1 Comment
08/02/07
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
Filmcritic.com

An action-thriller that doesn't understand the meaning of pause. Pause has cooties as far as this production is concerned.

Full Review Source: OhmyNews.com | comment Comment
08/02/07
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
OhmyNews.com

A skillfully executed work stripped of drama but saturated in tension.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
08/02/07
Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

From a purely visceral standpoint, The Bourne Ultimatum may be the clincher for fans who want a literal two-hour chase film.

Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | comment Comment
08/02/07
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

Ultimatum is as lean, efficient, and ruthless as Bourne himself.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
08/02/07
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
 
 
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