The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Jason Bourne dodges a ruthless C.I.A. 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

Won 3 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 41 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:

memory | dark past | flashback | blockbuster | surprise ending | 

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Taglines:

Remember everything. Forgive nothing.

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Genres:

Action | Mystery | 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 France Spain

Language:

English French Arabic Russian Spanish

Release Date:

3 August 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bourne: El ultimátum

Filming Locations:

Woolwich - Arsenal Station, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$69,283,690, 5 August 2007

Gross USA:

$227,471,070

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$442,824,138

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the Tangier chase scene, Nicky (Julia Stiles) and Desh (Joey Ansah) are seen pushing past the citizens. These are not extras; Tangier was too crowded and the flow of the people was hard to control, hence the two are genuinely pushing through the crowd.

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Goofs

In the first 10 minutes of the movie, the character Simon Ross (played by Paddy Considine) makes a phone call to an anonymous person. During this phone call he says, "...I'm going to get my head around this and type it up. I'll see you Thursday. Okay." Later, around the 11:30 mark, the phone call recording is reviewed by Noah Vosen (played by David Strathairn). The last part of the phone call changes, and Simon Ross says," I'll see you first thing."

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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 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Million Dollar Movie Week 3 (2010)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Ultimatum is Easily the Best Bourne

Paul Greengrass definitely saved the best Bourne for last! I've heard a lot of people complain about they way he filmed this movie, and some have even compared the camera style to the Blair Witch Project. All I have to say to that is...are you kidding me? Come on it was not that bad at all. I think it helps the action scenes to feel more realistic, which I would prefer over highly stylized stunt choreography. As for the rest of the movie I really didn't even notice it.

You can tell that Damon has really gotten comfortable with the role of Jason Bourne. Sometimes that can be a bad thing, but in this case its a really good thing. He really becomes Jason Bourne in this installment. Damon also has a great supporting cast in Joan Allen, Ezra Kramer, and Julia Stiles. David Strathairn was a great addition to the cast, as he added more depth to the secret CIA organization.

Even though the movie is filled with great car chases and nonstop action, they managed to stick a fair amount of character development in their with all of that going on. This film stands far above the other two Bourne movies, and is definitely one of the best movies of the 2007 summer season!