Village Voice
Bravura doesn't begin to describe Greengrass's skill in mounting these complex sequences...This is, simply put, some of the most accomplished filmmaking being done anywhere for any purpose...
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The Bourne Ultimatum
The trilogy-making chapter of the first-class espionage series with Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy) returning.
Bourne is on the hunt for the agents who stole his memory and true identity. He hunts his past through Moscow, Paris, Madrid, London, Tangier and New York City while trying to outmaneuver a new generation of skilled CIA operatives who have him in the crosshairs.
2007Rating: M, contains violence105 minsUSA
Action
- Director:
- Paul Greengrass ('United 93', 'The Bourne Supremacy', 'Bloody Sunday')
- Writer:
- Tony GilroyTom Stoppard
- Cast:
- Matt DamonPaddy ConsidineEdgar RamirezJoan AllenJulia StilesDavid Strathairn
The Bourne Ultimatum / Reviews
Variety
A pounding, pulsating thriller that provides an almost constant adrenaline surge for nearly two hours...
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It says something about Paul Greengrass' directing style that he's able to make a movie as fresh and frank as The Bourne Ultimatum from a genre as moldy and bombastic as the spy thriller...
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Film Threat
A perfectly serviceable action movie…better than most, in fact. The entire premise is growing creaky, however, leading us to think we might want to leave this particular spy out in the cold a while, before he becomes completely tiresome...
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Empire Magazine
The best blockbuster of the summer and the most accomplished thriller since, well, Supremacy. This is the payoff Bourne fans have been waiting for and the standard to which future blockbusters should be held...
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Dominion Post
This is a very good night out, action packed enough to keep the most befuddled of Friday late-show stragglers awake, and well constructed enough to keep the rest of us engaged and entertained to the credits...
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Christchurch Press
The latest and greatest in this action franchise for grown-ups, The Bourne Ultimatum delivers paranoid suspense and exhilarating, character-driven action that makes Die Hard's antics look downright silly...
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