The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Jason Bourne dodges a ruthless CIA official and his agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer.

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Writers:

Tony Gilroy (screenplay), Scott Z. Burns (screenplay)

Stars:

Matt Damon, Edgar Ramírez, Joan Allen

Top Rated Movies #206 | Won 3 Oscars. Another 25 wins & 38 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Damon	...	Jason Bourne
Julia Stiles	...	Nicky Parsons
David Strathairn	...	Noah Vosen
Scott Glenn	...	Ezra Kramer
Paddy Considine	...	Simon Ross
Edgar Ramírez	...	Paz (as Edgar Ramirez)
Albert Finney	...	Dr. Albert Hirsch
Joan Allen	...	Pam Landy
Tom Gallop	...	Tom Cronin
Corey Johnson	...	Wills
Daniel Brühl	...	Martin Kreutz
Joey Ansah	...	Desh
Colin Stinton	...	Neal Daniels
Dan Fredenburgh	...	Jimmy
Lucy Liemann	...	Lucy

Storyline

Bourne is once again brought out of hiding, this time inadvertently by London-based reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar--an upgrade to Project Treadstone--in a series of newspaper columns. Bourne sets up a meeting with Ross and realizes instantly they're being scanned. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally, ultimately, uncover his dark past whilst dodging The Company's best efforts in trying to eradicate him.

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Plot Keywords:

cia | memory | dark past | action hero | flashback | 

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Taglines:

This Summer Jason Bourne Comes Home

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and intense sequences of action

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Spain] Paramount [France]

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English Arabic Russian French Spanish

Release Date:

3 August 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Das Bourne Ultimatum

Filming Locations:

Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$69,283,690 (USA) (3 August 2007)

Gross:

$227,137,090 (USA) (22 November 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Motion Picture BETA Produktionsgesellschaft, Kennedy/Marshall Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In all three Bourne films there is only one explosion scene. In The Bourne Identity (2002), Bourne blows up a gas tank to distract The Professor when he tries to kill Bourne. In The Bourne Supremacy (2004), Bourne breaks a gas line and burns a magazine in a toaster to blow up Jarda's house after he calls for CIA backup. In this film, Desh kills Daniels by blowing up his car which almost kills Bourne.

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Goofs

When we first see Noah, he is getting out of a vehicle and his hair is dry and blowing in the wind. By the time he walks through the door, his hair has become slicked back.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Russian dispatch officer: Suspect from tunnel auto chase, heading east from Kievsky Train Station.

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Connections

Referenced in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

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Soundtracks

Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum)
Written, Produced and Performed by Moby
Courtesy of Mute Ltd.

User Reviews

I've never seen such an impressive action movie in my LIFE

Having not seen the previous two in the trilogy of Bourne movies, I was a little reluctant to watch The Bourne Ultimatum.

However it was a very thrilling experience and I didn't have the problem of not understanding what was happening due to not seeing the first two films. Each part of the story was easy to understand and I fell in love with The Bourne Ultimatum before it had reached the interval! I don't think I have ever watched such an exquisitely made, and gripping film, especially an action film. Since I usually shy away from action and thriller type movies, this was such great news to me. Ultimatum is one of the most enthralling films, it grabs your attention from the first second till the last minute before the credits roll.

Matt Damon was simply fantastic as his role as Jason Bourne. I've heard a lot about his great performances in the Bourne 1+2, and now, this fabulous actor has one more to add to his list. I look forward to seeing more of his movies in the future.

The stunts were handled with style - each one was done brilliantly and I was just shocked by the impressiveness of this movie. Well done.