The Bourne Ultimatum
First off, I am currently doing the 12-hour day to not only work on CanMag
but launch three, yes, three other web projects. Huge burden that causes
my mind to race into the wee hours of the night. I'm losing sleep and not
feeling well!
Second, I have never been a Bourne superfan like some of you out there.
I like the franchise, and have found the previous to installments to not
only be good, but solid contributions to the spy genre. They weren't enough,
however, to get me to watch them more than once or twice.
But then we have The Bourne Ultimatum, a film that reminds
moviegoers everywhere what both action and spy films can be -- and it succeeds
on every level.
Ryan Reviews The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum has got everything.
Okay, okay, it doesn't have the sex, but we instead get a very cool plot
twist in the story when it comes to the next female interest. Who is it?
I'm not saying, but can understand the pleasure those of you who had read
the book got when they broke this secret. Very well done.
But what isn't very well done in this film? Everything is great. I must
agree with Fred, however,
that Paul Greengrass does get a bit shaky with the camera during episodes
of utter calm. Then again, I'm only pointing this minor issue out as it
is my only real complaint of the film.
Unlike the past two installments, I plan on watching The Bourne
Ultimatum repeatedly. Hell, I plan to throw on the entire trilogy
the second this film arrives to DVD.
The Bourne Ultimatum starts off
pretty damn near where Supremacy left off. Bourne is still
on the run and he must figure out why the CIA is still having him hunted
like a prize to be had on a wall. Bourne's memory still comes in flashes,
but at least this time his memory is trying to remind of him of his origins
and how he came into being. Since the film is the conclusion to a trilogy,
we obviously find all that information out before the time the credits roll.
The film has got everything. Foot chases, bike chases, car chases, close-contact
fighting, spy equipment, cell phones, spy vs. spy, plus an entire government
agency using all the technology available to hunt across the globe. Though
one would wonder how any film can maintain proper pacing with so much action
and story to get through, the pacing here is flawless. Bourne and his accomplices
are always in danger, but the camera gives time for every character; even
those that only somewhat matter. The hunt is on and, by my last count, it
was Bourne against many. Fortunately Bourne has the upper hand as he is
the master of all kickassery.
Damon, who has definitely evolved as Bourne over the entire trilogy, should
get a standing 'o' for this film. When you look at him you don't see any
of his past characters. He is not the charming, not exactly confident, con
artist we know from the Ocean's films. He completely morphs
into Jason Bourne, an agent worthy of being feared by the CIA.
With Bourne coming in as one of the last of this summer's
action blockbusters, I will give it credit for being the only film to place
me on the edge of my seat. This film is the quintessential spy movie, and,
for all our sakes, I can only hope that t-r-i-l-o-g-y does not spell the
end of this franchise.
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