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The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 115 min United States of America, United Kingdom PG-13 18+
★8.6
Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Paul Greengrass
🎭 Based on
«The Bourne Ultimatum»
byRobert Ludlum
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Description
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.
Budget:
$70M
US Gross:
$227.47M
Worldwide:
$442.82M
Starring
Matt Damon
Actor
Edgar Ramírez
Actor
Joan Allen
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 2008
— Best Sound
Academy Awards 2008
— Best Film Editing
BAFTA 2008
— Best Sound
Academy Awards 2008
— Best Sound
Academy Awards 2008
— Best Film Editing
BAFTA 2008
— Best Sound
Academy Awards 2008
— Best Sound Editing
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2008
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2008
— Best Visual Effects
BAFTA 2008
— Best Director
BAFTA 2008
— Best Film Editing
BAFTA 2008
— Best Cinematography
BAFTA 2008
— Best British Film
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2008
— Best Stunt Ensemble
Saturn Awards 2008
— Best Action, Adventure or Thriller
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2008
— Best Fight
Key opinion
The Bourne Ultimatum is widely considered a high-octane conclusion to the trilogy, praised for its technical craftsmanship and Matt Damon's consistent performance. While many celebrate it as the pinnacle of the franchise, a minority of viewers find the relentless intensity and specific stylistic choices polarizing.
| Acting | Matt Damon delivers a compelling, grounded performance that anchors the character's quest for identity and redemption. | |
| Score | John Powell's propulsive, rhythmically complex score effectively heightens the film's pervasive sense of anxiety and momentum. | |
| Ending | The film functions as a definitive and satisfying conclusion to the central narrative arc, effectively resolving the protagonist's past. | |
| Direction | The high-speed, international action set-pieces are lauded for their inventiveness and visceral execution. | |
| Cinematography | Paul Greengrass's use of handheld, shaky-cam cinematography is polarizing; some find it enhances the gritty, documentary-style urgency, while others criticize it as disorienting and fatiguing. | |
| Pacing | The frantic, non-stop pacing is viewed by most as an adrenaline-fueled triumph, though some viewers find the lack of downtime exhausting and emotionally distancing. |