3.5/4  The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum is a high energy, fun filled time that is a step above most of hollywood THIRD installments. With a Director like Paul Greengrass on this project, you know you're in for fast paced entertainment (and shaky camera work)... (read full)

4/4  I...just...love this movie!!!! Bourne is the MAN
Plain and simple... WATCH THIS MOVIE!!! If you're an action or spy fan of any sorts, the Bourne trilogy is a must, and might be the best Spy series ever made. James Bond is fine, but this takes the genre to a whole new level. Jason Bourne... (read full)

3.5/4  Bourne Dangerous
This was a very good action move, and I enjoyed it immensely. I also recommend it. At times it seems the Bourne character is a bit too cartoonish, for he can never do any wrong, his reflexes are so cat like that he rarely takes a punch. If... (read full)

3.5/4  Ultimately satisfying...
I liked both The Bourne Identity (2002) and The Bourne Supremacy (2004) but I didn’t love them. As espionage thrillers they were a welcome antidote to Bond (especially in the wake of 2002’s bloated Die Another Day), were competently made a... (read full)

4/4  Bourne Ultimatum, an A+
The Bourne Ultimatum - A+

Matt Damon returns for another spectacular film! The Bourne Ultimatum is probably the best action movie to date. As Jason Bourne continues his search for his past he faces ever more difficult situations. Thos... (read full)

4/4  Continued Bourne Enjoyment
Another great addition to the Bourne series. Lots of action, great car chases, everything you want. Three great movies in a row is hard to do, but it was a success.

Matt Damon continues to play an excellent role in this film as Jason... (read full)

3/4  The Bourne Ultimatum Quick Review
How can someone be born for the third time?

3.5/4  The Bourne Ultimatum Quick Review
Great Effects, Great Action scenes, Great Plot

Best Film of the Series

3.5/4  The Bourne Ultimatum Quick Review
The actions scenes are the better than the the ones in the first two yet the movie focuses to little on other aspects from the first two. Still the ending is satysfying

3/4  The Bourne Ultimatum Quick Review
Though I never saw the second one, I felt that this was a very solid action movie. Damon is an action hero and shows the confidence needed to move on to his next action role. Though nothing ground breaking, Bourne is an good thriller.

4/4  The Bourne Ultimatum Quick Review
Brilliant effects better than the first 2 in my opinion gotta see it.

4/4  The Bourne Ultimatum Quick Review
Brilliant effects better than the first 2 in my opinion gotta see it.

5/5 Rewriting the genre
  by Tim Brain (WA United States)
A satisfying conclusion to the trilogy? That would be like crediting "The Matrix" with a satisfying level of originality.

Everything the makers, cast and crew have learned about what makes the Bourne formula tick, and click, is revved to supercharged perfection in this pinnacle of a movie.

More is not always better (Matrix 2?), but with careful attention to detail and a plot that works like a Rolex, Ultimatum's unrelenting pace never feels overblown. Matt Damon's impenetrable oasis of razor focus and quiet, seething menace, now seeming to melt glass, finds a new level of counterpoint in this movie. Damon has become so riveting in this role, it's almost possible to overlook the stellar cast around him, matching step for step in a multi-threaded, multi-tiered, multi-national locomotive of twists and action played out with the orchestration of a Beethoven score.

There's something just plain admirable about a movie franchise which insists on digging deeper, finding something more, when a cruise-control third installment would have sufficed and certainly made bank anyway.

4/5 Another Greengrass Triumph
  by o dubhthaigh (north rustico, pei, canada)
While it certainly is important that the characters be believable in this kind of film (and they all are quite believable), the star of this film is the incomparable Paul Greengrass who directs this as he did the last and each of his films with a pace and presence that ratchets upwards your gut reaction to the story.
The story itself is the same story as each of the other two: Bourne is pissed about being used and either he's after the CIA or they are after him. There is some discussion now of an Oedipal subtext to the overall story, and while there is a passing resemblance to that tragedy, it is not anywhere nearly so definite as it was in the last Bond film. Dench and Joan Allen represent Oedipal type mothers, but there was an almost Medea like quality to Dench that took the chemistry between her and Craig someplace else altogether. That isn't quite the story here, but even were it so, all of that becomes subsumed to the way Greengrass tells the story. This is a thrilling ride that never lets up, and as such, when there are moments of pause, such as those between Stiles and Damon in Morrocco, it is clear that they have nothing to really say. These are characters driven by action - they seem to have warped the Cartesian motif into I act, therefore I am, and more I am only when I act.
You may remember the German film with Famke Jansen, RUN LOLA RUN. Bourne is an American version of that. Greengrass makes the run transcendent. It's a great film for the summer, now I'm off to Jackie Chan....

5/5 Where in the World is Jason Bourne?
  by Rocky Raccoon (Boise, ID)
(4 1/2 *'s) `The Bourne Ultimatum' is a non-stop thriller ride that easily propels itself to the top of 2007's three-peat super summer. The third in the series, Jason Bourne (played superbly by a tough and tormented Matt Damon) still suffers his same identity crisis, this time criss-crossing his way across the globe with breakneck speed. Suspenseful for more than the thrill of the chase, we are given a gripping sense of drama as CIA director, Noah Vosen (played with tough officiousness by David Strathairn in another great performance) and his sparring co-leader, Pamela Landy (Joan Allen in an admirably complex role) come to grips with Bourne and his alleged treason against their assassination operation. Hooking up with a fellow operative Nicky Parsons (a sleight-of-hand Julia Stiles), Bourne and associates provide enough development to keep us guessing throughout.

Besides all of the identity intrigue, the action is relentless without being predictable. All the scenes of chase and violence are fresh and invigorating. Flashbacks from Jason's fragmented memory add substance to the fray, and the board room tension at control central, both at the CIA and the UK are formidable. Creeping into his memory at various times, senior CIA figure, Dr. Albert Hirsch (in a welcome sunset role by Albert Finney), gives the mystery proper credence. While I found Greengrass's direction a mastery of timing, drama, and movement, I do have a quibble with the editing. Although an acquired taste, too many scenes are presented as an enhanced blur, both in the thick of the chase and with the flashback sequences. Just as an observation, the revelations presented are satisfying with the resolution of his identity being one of the least compelling.

`The Bourne Ultimatum' deserves approximately the same accolades as 'Casino Royale (2-Disc Full Screen Edition)' with its stunning development, pace, and execution. For those who love action pictures, this film is a list-topping must-see movie.

5/5 Best movie I've seen this year
  by Christopher (Virginia)
The first ten to fifteen minutes are a little slow as you start to understand what is about to happen. After that it is a non-stop ride to the end. This is why I go to the movies. For once there is a movie that I actually thought was worth paying the $9 to see. I walked out of the theatre just thinking, "wow..... wow..... wow....".

If you have any love of the spy genre then you really need to check this one out. It blew my doors off.



5/5 The Bourne Ultimatum
  by Michael Zuffa (Racine, WI United States)
Jason Bourne (Damon) is still searching for his true identity, and is once again becoming a thorn in the side of the CIA. Noah Vosen (Strathairn), head of black ops targets him for elimination, and soon he is on the run again. This time around agents Pamela Landy (Allen) and Nicky Parsons (Stiles) are on his side, offering their assistance to stop the darker aspects of the CIA as well as help him find himself.

"The Bourne Ultimatum" is an excellent action movie, and a fitting end(?) to the Bourne trilogy. The best of the three and the best threequel of the summer, "Bourne" is nonstop action with a smart story. Matt Damon falls back into Bourne's shoes easily, and the supporting cast is once again top notch. The "Bourne" series has delivered top notch stories and action from the beginning, and it would be a shame if it didn't continue beyond this point. This is one of the best action trilogies ever made. I highly recommend this film.