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MOVIE
REVIEW: The Bourne Ultimatum
08/01/07
Let me catch my
breath. This movie is non-stop action from beginning to end.
As cliché as that sounds this time it is not cliché. Don’t
blink and hold on to your seat for some good ol’ fashioned
action, suspense, and thrills. Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is
taking no prisoners and he’s determined to uncover the truth
about his identity. Talk about building up to a climax in a
movie series, this roller coaster saved the best for last.
What a ride!
The story picks up near the end of the second one, The
Bourne Supremacy, where Jason is limping around Moscow
trying to escape the authorities, and of course he does. He
later finds an article that seems to have a lot of
information about him so he pursues that reporter to then
pursue the reporter’s source. The CIA, however, was doing
the exact same thing. The CIA and Jason stumble upon each
other and so continues the hunt. But it won’t stop Jason
from obtaining that which he wants more than anything: his
memory and the secrets about his life.
“This is Jason Bourne, the toughest target that you have
ever tracked.” Indeed he is and Matt Damon IS Jason Bourne
as much as Harrison Ford IS Indiana Jones, Arnold
Schwarzenegger IS the Terminator, and Johnny Depp IS Jack
Sparrow, sorry, Captain Jack Sparrow. He masters the role
and leaves nothing to envy from any other of the blockbuster
actions stars, past or present. He has made the character so
real that even though some of the action in the film pushes
the envelope on realism, he keeps Jason well grounded. You
will want to be there fighting right beside him. Joan Allen
is back as Pamela Landy and she gave a solid performance
demonstrating how she can play with the big boys. Julia
Stiles is also back as Nicky Parsons and brings an
unexpected twist to the story. The new wave of
agent/assassin Bourne hunters, like Edgar Ramirez, were just
as professionally cold-blooded as the ones from the first
two pictures.
If you consider the storyline of this movie by itself, there
really isn’t much there. It does need to remain in context
with the full story which would include the other two
releases. There is actually a very interesting chronological
tie between the second movie and this one that I don’t think
I’ve ever seen done before. The Bourne series is like a
fireworks show and The Bourne Ultimatum is the grand finale.
It doesn’t say a whole lot, but there sure are a lot of
fireworks. This movie is one of those cases where the action
outweighs and outdoes the story. It is fast, constant and
mature. It is difficult to look away. Even in the “slow”
scenes when there was actual dialogue, I was still tense and
anxious. Priscilla held her need to go to the restroom for a
good hour until the movie ended so as not to miss anything.
The icing on this cake are all the fascinating locations
where the story develops. James Bond ain’t got nothing on
Jason Bourne when it comes to world travel . . . except
maybe a bit more frequent flyer miles.
Director Paul Greengrass has added this noteworthy piece to
his resume which includes The Bourne Supremacy and United
93. I for one am glad they brought him back to do Ultimatum.
He definitely outdid himself on this project and I await his
next one because his talent is real. Action fans, this one
is for you, but I recommend viewing the first two to be
better prepared although it is not a requirement. Viva Jason
Bourne!
Review By Cine Marcos
cinemarcos@smartcine.com
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The Bourne Ultimatum
Janice |
90 |
I am a Bourne fan (is anyone NOT) so
there's the bias. But fan or not, BU was
fantab!!. How can it be better than the
others, which I greatly enjoyed??!!
Well, the even faster pace than the
other movies, not to mention that
incredibly suspenseful footchase that
climaxed in the awesome choreographed
fight between 2 assassins, took it over
the top. Bourne's attraction is his mix
of and contrast of emotion and
perplexity and that's a strong draw --
strong, yet vulnerable, capable yet
confused. Also, the very last scene in
the water was pure cinematic perfection! |
Tessa |
90 |
I thought it was awesome!!! Ya know,
most of the time when they start making
2 or 3 sequels to a movie--I start
thinking they're going a little
overboard with it. But, not with the
Borne movies!! I’ve loved every one of
these action packed, thrillers, and they
just keep getting better!!
I think they did a wonderful job of
rapping a lot of things up, but at the
same time left it open for a possible
fourth movie!! Which I hope there will
be!!! |
Vijay |
90 |
Absolutely amazing movie, I liked it a
lot. Thriller and action packed movie
that I found after The departed! Thanks
to the team for the great work! The
camera was too good almost all the time
but it could have been even better in
some scenes. Apart from this everything
was perfect! |
Greg |
20 |
I am sea sick......was the camera man
drunk......could not see anything in
alot of the scenes except the back of
someones head. This was more like a
blair witch sequal. |
Judy |
40 |
I'm with Greg. I don't know how you were
supposed to even know what was going on
half the time. I had vertigo most of the
time. I only gave it 40 because I
thought Julia Stiles was great. |
Jason B |
100 |
'This movie was absolutely amazing!!!!!
Very intense! This is the best action
movie in a very long time! Go see this
movie! You will not be disappointed!!!!!
Matt was excellent!!!! Julia was
excellent!!!! I hope there is a fourth
one!!!! |
Sam |
90 |
'The camera constantly moved to convey a
sense of heightened action, even during
the scenes where there was none. It
better served to intensify an already
action packed thriller. Kudos to the
camera man for shaking so much, it
prevented the movie from becoming
stagnant. |
Gerry |
100 |
Fantastic.
It kept you on the edge of your seat
from start to finish. |
Sandy |
40 |
I wish the camera man had backed up a
bit. It was just too much "creative"
photography. The fight scenes were
filmed so close it was just a blurr of
arms moving and clothing. I was
exhausted trying to keep up with all the
camera moves and seeing only half of
peoples faces and the back of someone's
ear. It was just very frustrating.
I gave it a 40 only to show loyalty to
the Bourne movies and Matt Damon in this
role and because it seemed to get better
in the latter part of the movie.
I hope there is another sequel and that
the director may take these comments
into consideration. |
Brian Crocker |
100 |
Most Trilogies have minimal plots with
not much left of the story line. This is
was the most exciting movie that I have
seen in quite a while The plot continued
as if it was a continuation of the
previous movie. The action started just
after the opening production screen. The
only negative thing I can say about the
trilogy is the fight scene action. The
continued American filming techinque of
screen popping and flashing of the
action is ridiculous! It makes me sick
and hard to follow. If they were able to
take a lesson from the asian action
filming, this would
have been the eye popping movie that it
should be. The plot and action was not
challenged by any other film this season
and should go down as the best action
film of the year. |
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Director: Paul Greengrass
Writer: Tony Gilroy (Screenplay)
Tom Stoppard (Screenplay)
Scott Burns (Screenplay)
Paul Attanasio (Screenplay)
Robert Ludlum (Book)
Genre:
Espionage Thriller
Duration: 1hr 55mins
Staring:
Matt Damon
Julia Stiles
Joan Allen
David Strathairn
Scott Glenn
Paddy Considine
Edgar Ramirez
Producer:
Frank Marshall
Patrick Crowley
Paul L. Sandberg
Distributor: UNIVERSAL
pICTURES
Rating:
PG-13
Release Date: August 3, 2007
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