Matt Damon returns as the trained assassin Jason Bourne for the latest showdown in The Bourne Ultimatum. In the follow-up to 2002’s The Bourne Identity and 2004’s The Bourne Supremacy, director Paul Greengrass joins returning cast members Julia Stiles and Joan Allen and new additions David Strathairn, Paddy Considine and Edgar Ramirez.

All he wanted was to disappear. Instead, Jason Bourne is now hunted by the people who made him what he is. Having lost his memory and the one person he loved, he is undeterred by the barrage of bullets and a new generation of highly-trained killers. Bourne has only one objective: to go back to the beginning and find out who he was.

Now, in the new chapter of this espionage series, Bourne will hunt down his past in order to find a future. He must travel from Moscow, Paris, Madrid and London to Tangier and New York City as he continues his quest to find the real Jason Bourne--all the while trying to outmaneuver the scores of cops, federal officers and Interpol agents with him in their crosshairs.

Wow! This film picks up right where the second left off. The action sequences are gripping, the acting is superb, and the film itself keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.

Unfortunately, the camera technique throughout the film will keep your head in your hands or your stomach in your throat. Mr. Greengrass, need I point out to you that it is 2007. The improvements in steady cams or image stabilizers have been made for a reason. What you have done is create a film that is tremendously well-done, but unbelievably unbearable to watch. One woman sitting three seats down from me actually vomited in her seat. I haven’t seen camera work this poor since, well, Bourne Supremacy.

This particular installment is a bit unbelievable. I mean, is this Jason Bourne or Jason Voorhees? Is this guy invincible? The stunts he takes part in, yet he walks away unscathed? I like my movies to be off the chain, but this one is in outer space. This picture will do well, as everyone will turn out to see the final installment in the trilogy. This is a great popcorn feature that, aside from some violence, is good picture to take the teeners in the family to see. Just be sure to pack the drammamine before you go.

The Bourne Ultimatum

Starring: Matt Damon & Julia Stiles

Director: Paul Greengrass

Company: Universal

Now Showing: In area Theatres

MPAA Rating - PG-13

Grade: B-

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