Movie Review: The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum

rated PG-13 for violence and some intense action sequences

Directed by Paul Greengrass( The Bourne Supremacy, United 93)

starring Matt Damon

Filmmaking: 41/2 out of 5 stars

Moral: 3 out of 5 stars

Overall: 41/2 out of 5 stars

The best sequel of the summer is undoubtedly Matt Damon's new espionage film from director Paul Greengrass. This movie completely took me by surprise!

After seeing Pirates, Spiderman, and Fantastic Four...etc. (the list goes on), I had kind of forgotten that another "3" movie was coming out....and boy did it deliver!

For those who are not familiar with the "Bourne" series, Matt Damon plays Jason Bourne, a former CIA assassin who has lost his memory. Throughout the film trilogy, Jason searches for the truth about him...who he is, where he came from......meanwhile running from other spies who are trying to exterminate him before he finds out. The last films revealed that Jason was a spy from the CIA program Treadstone, and that he had botched a job, so they felt obligated to take him out because of it.

Ultimatum continues that story....showing Jason find his place or origin, regain memories of his training....and even find out his real name. While major plot lines are resolved, this movie still left it open for The Bournce Conspiracy-book 4 in the series.

Morally speaking, the major problem with the Bourne Ultimatum is the raw, gritty violence. The entire movie features Jason fighting hand to hand with other assassins, including kicking, punching, stabbing, beating, strangling, drowning, and torturing. These movies ARE NOT light on violence. I would compare it to the violence of Casino Royale. Otherwise, the movie was fairly clean. Language was minimal, using only a couple of s words, a couple of g-ds and only about 10 other minor profanities.

The bottom line is if you like the first two, you will LOVE this one. The Bourne Ultimatum is an amazing show of acting, editing, and cinematography. If you are old enough to stomach the intense violence, then go see this movie!