Jason Bourne dodges a ruthless CIA official and his agents
from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as
a trained killer.
Director: Paul Greengrass
Writers: Tony Gilroy (screenplay), Scott Z. Burns
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Stars: Matt Damon, Edgar RamÃrez, Joan Allen
Storyline
Bourne is once again brought out of hiding, this time
inadvertently by London-based reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil
Operation Blackbriar--an upgrade to Project Treadstone--in a series of
newspaper columns. Bourne sets up a meeting with Ross and realizes instantly
they're being scanned. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of
memories, and Bourne must finally, ultimately, uncover his dark past whilst
dodging The Company's best efforts in trying to eradicate him.
Box Office
Budget: $110,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $69,283,690 (USA) (3 August 2007)
Gross: $227,137,090 (USA) (22 November 2007)
User Reviews
Jason Bourne sits in a dusty room in with blood on his
hands, trying to make sense of what he's just done. Meanwhile, a CIA chief in
NYC outlines the agency's response to what's just happened on screen. An
American flag stands proudly on the centre of his desk in the foreground of the
shot, but as he speaks, it slips out of focus as his plan veers into morally
dubious territory, as if it doesn't want to be associated with the course of
action the government man decides is necessary in the interests of national
security.
This shot effectively captures the mood of the film. As well
as portraying Bourne's quest to find out how he became Jason Bourne, Ultimatum
is also an examination of the human costs of the measures taken to protect us
in the interests of stability and security.
It is also probably the best film you'll see in the cinema
this year.
It's just so intense. Bourne says to Simon Ross (Considine)
"This isn't some newspaper story, this is real" and in the audience
you almost believe him. The camera shakes, but remains steady enough for you to
see everything and feel like you're there with Bourne as he tries to elude his
pursuers, and the performances are so good that these guys seem as though they
are the characters they're portraying, instead of just being actors performing
well-written roles. The action scenes are so brutally fast-paced and well
choreographed that they seem instinctive instead of planned to the minutest
movement; the stunt-work is nothing short of amazing.