The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Writers (WGA):

Tony Gilroy (screenplay) and
Scott Z. Burns (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

3 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

This Summer Jason Bourne Comes Home

Plot:

Bourne dodges new, superior assassins as he searches for his unknown past while a government agent tries to track him down.

Plot Keywords:

Jason Bourne | Newspaper | Brusied Knuckles | Handheld Camera | Madrid Spain

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 25 nominations

Cast

Matt Damon	...	Jason Bourne (also archive footage)
Julia Stiles	...	Nicky Parsons
David Strathairn	...	Noah Vosen
Scott Glenn	...	Ezra Kramer
Paddy Considine	...	Simon Ross
Édgar Ramírez	...	Paz
Albert Finney	...	Dr. Albert Hirsch
Joan Allen	...	Pam Landy
Tom Gallop	...	Tom Cronin
Corey Johnson	...	Wills
Daniel Brühl	...	Martin Kreutz
Joey Ansah	...	Desh
Colin Stinton	...	Neal Daniels
Dan Fredenburgh	...	Jimmy
Lucy Liemann	...	Lucy

Also Known As:

Das Bourne Ultimatum (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and intense sequences of action.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | French | Arabic | Russian | Spanish

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | UK:12A | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:12A | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43741) | Finland:K-13 | New Zealand:M | Brazil:14 | South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:13 | Norway:15 | Germany:12 | Czech Republic:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Malaysia:U | Philippines:PG-13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Sweden:11 | Italy:T | Australia:M | India:UA

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The dog tags of Jason Bourne's original identity read: WEBB DAVID 829 63 1204 O NEG CATHOLIC

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Character "Neal Daniels" has his first name spelled both accepted ways: Neal and Neil. In the scenes where he's being tracked on the computer it's Neal; later, while Pam flips through some CIA papers, it's Neil.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Russian dispatch officer: Suspect from tunnel auto chase, heading east from Kievsky Train Station.

Movie Connections:

Features The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

Soundtrack:

Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum)

Ultimatum is Easily the Best Bourne

Paul Greengrass definitely saved the best Bourne for last! I've heard a lot of people complain about they way he filmed this movie, and some have even compared the camera style to the Blair Witch Project. All I have to say to that is...are you kidding me? Come on it was not that bad at all. I think it helps the action scenes to feel more realistic, which I would prefer over highly stylized stunt choreography. As for the rest of the movie I really didn't even notice it.

You can tell that Damon has really gotten comfortable with the role of Jason Bourne. Sometimes that can be a bad thing, but in this case its a really good thing. He really becomes Jason Bourne in this installment. Damon also has a great supporting cast in Joan Allen, Ezra Kramer, and Julia Stiles. David Strathairn was a great addition to the cast, as he added more depth to the secret CIA organization.

Even though the movie is filled with great car chases and nonstop action, they managed to stick a fair amount of character development in their with all of that going on. This film stands far above the other two Bourne movies, and is definitely one of the best movies of the 2007 summer season!