The Bourne Ultimatum

Watch: The Bourne Ultimatum

PG-13

8/3/20071h 55m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Remember everything. Forgive nothing. ~

Overview:

Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$70,000,000.00

Revenue:

$442,824,138.00

Key words:

assassin
central intelligence agency (cia)
corruption
paris, france
based on novel or book
madrid, spain
espionage
prosecution
fake identity
revelation
europe
interpol
sequel
flashback
on the run
conspiracy
shootout
motorcycle
foot chase
dark past
langley virginia
moscow, russia
frantic
action hero
security leak
investigative reporter
jason bourne
furious
intense

Cast

Matt Damon

~ as ~

Jason Bourne

Julia Stiles

~ as ~

Nicky Parsons

David Strathairn

~ as ~

Noah Vosen

Scott Glenn

~ as ~

CIA Director Ezra Kramer

Paddy Considine

~ as ~

Simon Ross

Edgar Ramírez

~ as ~

Paz

Albert Finney

~ as ~

Dr. Albert Hirsch

Joan Allen

~ as ~

Pamela Landy

Tom Gallop

~ as ~

Tom Cronin

Corey Johnson

~ as ~

Conrad Wills

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Reviews (3)

JPV852
Written 4 year(s) ago
8
Solid entry that should have been the conclusion to the Bourne character, instead Damon and Greengrass chased the dollar to return to "Jason Bourne" which I remember being underwhelmed by (will be revisiting it sometime during the week).

Still, some good chase and fight sequences though the great trailer line ("If you were in your office right now we'd be having this conversation face-to-face.") makes Bourne look like an arrogant a** because if he hadn't tipped off his location, he would've avoided the chase and made it to the E. 71st location having the element of surprise. In addition, the relationship between Bourne and Nicki (sp?) still felt off.

Anyway, still was entertained but probably rank this as the third best of the series (right now, going to revisit Legacy soon). 4.0/5
The Movie Mob
Written 2 year(s) ago
8
The Bourne Ultimatum provides an exciting conclusion to the original Bourne storyline, answering questions and leaving a trail of bodies in the process.

The Bourne Ultimatum picks up immediately where The Bourne Supremacy left off, once again raising the stakes and ratcheting up the action. This time Bourne’s memories are flooding back more and more, and he’s hellbent on bringing those responsible for Treadstone to justice. The story focuses much more on answering the questions of Bourne’s past and the CIA’s illegal activities. I enjoyed the reunion of Julia Stiles’ character with Matt Damon’s. It developed some care between them, providing a little hope and stability in a world filled with betrayal, greed, spycraft, and subterfuge. The Bourne Ultimatum is an explosive conclusion to the original Bourne trilogy and is incredibly satisfying. Still, compared to the first two, it is a little bogged down with all the questions it needs to answer the wrapping up the story. But that is a minor complaint when the movie is one of the best in the spy genre.
CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
7
I got off to a bit of a bad start with this third instalment - the idea that a bloke in a building in Langley was issuing orders to murder a British journalist in a London railway station used by almost 100 million people a year really didn't sit at all well with me; so I already felt that whatever our hero wanted to do here was OK by me! Just as well, because Matt Damon has his hands full trying to stay alive and to discover the nature of the upgraded "Treadstone" operation - this time called "Blackbriar" which may well shed more light on just how "Bourne' became who he is! Again, Paul Greengrass elicits the best from his star - ably complemented by Joan Allen, again as "Landy"; David Straithairn as his ruthless pursuer "Noah Vosen" and Edgar Ramirez ("Paz") who is never far from his tail/trail. It features more end-to-end action - again, though, not gratuitously long and violent like many others I've seen and although the script is not so good in this one , it remains of the few franchises where the third film is up there with the others. I think it's done now, though - let's not have any more.