Director Paul Greengrass hasn't manufactured a sequel -- he's written code for a template all future Bonds, Ryans and whoever-the-hell-else will have to match or stumble and die trying.
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08/03/07
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
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Reviews Counted:223
Fresh:208
Rotten:15
Average Rating:7.9/10
Consensus: The Bourne Ultimatum is an intelligent, finely tuned non-stop thrill ride. Another strong performance from Matt Damon and sharp camerawork from Paul Greengrass make this the finest installment of the Bourne trilogy.
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $227,137,090
Synopsis: The government's most wanted amnesiac super-spy returns in this thrilling third installment in the Jason Bourne franchise. THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM picks up where the THE BOURNE SUPREMACY left off,... [More]
Starring: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen, Edgar Ramirez
Director: Paul Greengrass
Reviews for The Bourne Ultimatum
121 - 140 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
I must have breathed during The Bourne Ultimatum because I didn't pass out in my seat -- but I'm sure those were bruises on my throat. Gripping? Yes.
08/03/07
Insistent, ingenious and slammed full of five heart attacks worth of action, The Bourne Ultimatum may be the best conspiracy action-thriller ever made, a beautifully crafted mix of mayhem, well-earned paranoia and unlikely introspection.
08/03/07
The third chapter in the globe-trotting -- more like globe-speeding, actually -- saga of Jason Bourne, a.k.a. the Spy With No Memory, is easily the best of the three.
08/03/07
The first by Doug Liman was best, but the second and third by Greengrass come close because of a strict consistency in tone and talent.
08/03/07
The Bourne Ultimatum leaps, scampers, scraps and drives its way into the pantheon of all-time great action movies.
08/03/07
[T]he antidote to bloated, stupid threequels and mindless junk food cinema. Bourne isn't just the best action movie of the summer, it's one of the best movies of the year.
08/03/07
This is what action movies are supposed to be.
08/03/07
Not only an improvement over its very fine predecessors -- it's easily one of the best movies of the year.
08/03/07
Ultimatum is a tribute to Bourne's determination, his driving skills, his intelligence in out-thinking his masters and especially his good luck.
08/03/07
Top CriticHard to believe, but director Paul Greengrass has made this installment more nail bitingly frantic than ever.
08/03/07
The original zing of the first film is back -- and in many ways is even better.
08/03/07
A smart thriller for smart audiences.
08/03/07
Few films combine a dense and tingling atmosphere with the headlong pacing and adventure of The Bourne Ultimatum.
08/03/07
In a year where three has hardly been a charm in terms of movie franchises, "The Bourne Ultimatum" sticks out as the most exciting, intelligent and enjoyable thriller of the season.
08/03/07
A sit-up-straight action film. Jason Bourne's clenched-teeth exasperation and raw rage are, in part, our own, and they screech as loud as all the motorcar metal and metropolitan mayhem in 2007's best film so far.
08/03/07
Greengrass is a talented filmmaker with a documentary background and a knack for getting at the immediacy of events. With The Bourne Ultimatum, he hits the ground running and just never stops.
08/03/07
As with any last acts, the inevitable clash between mystery solved and said truth's significance offers a sizeable challenge. Here, it creates a compelling and clever espionage thriller.
08/03/07
Probably the best threequel of the summer, The Bourne Ultimatum keeps to the same seamlessly smart, hair-raising action of the first two installments.
08/03/07
We know Bourne is more or less the baddest dude on the planet, and could probably take on Col. Guile, Sub-Zero, and Liquid Snake at the same time, but maybe enough is enough.
08/03/07
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