The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

3 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

This Summer Jason Bourne Comes Home

Plot:

Bourne dodges new, superior assassins as he searches for his unknown past while a government agent tries to track him down.

Plot Keywords:

Jason Bourne | Newspaper | Brusied Knuckles | Handheld Camera | Madrid Spain

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 25 nominations

Cast

Matt Damon	...	Jason Bourne (also archive footage)
Julia Stiles	...	Nicky Parsons
David Strathairn	...	Noah Vosen
Scott Glenn	...	Ezra Kramer
Paddy Considine	...	Simon Ross
Édgar Ramírez	...	Paz
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

Also Known As:

Das Bourne Ultimatum (Germany)
La vengeance dans la peau (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Ультиматум Борна (Russia) [ru]
Bôn arutimeitamu (Japan) [ja]
Borna ultimats (Latvia) [lv]
Bornas. Galutinis tikslas (Lithuania) [lt]
Bornov ultimatum (Serbia) [sr]
Bourne Ultimatum (Sweden) [sv]
Bourne Ultimatum (Japan: English title) [en]
Bourne'i ultimaatum (Estonia) [et]
Bourne: El ultimátum (Argentina) [es]
Bourneov ultimatum (Croatia) [hr]
Bourneovo ultimátum (Czech Republic) [cs]
Bournov ultimat (Slovenia) [sl]
Bournovo ultimátum (Slovakia) [sk]
El ultimátum de Bourne (Spain) [es]
Jason Bournes ultimatum (Norway) [no]
Medusan sinetti (Finland) [fi]
O Ultimato Bourne (Brazil) [pt]
Son ültimatom (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
The Bourne ultimatum - Il ritorno dello sciacallo (Italy) [it]
To telesigrafo tou Bourne (Greece) [el]
Ultimato (Portugal) [pt]
Ultimatum Bourne'a (Poland) [pl]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and intense sequences of action.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | French | Arabic | Russian | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | UK:12A | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:12A | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43741) | Finland:K-13 | New Zealand:M | Brazil:14 | South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | Norway:15 | Germany:12 | Czech Republic:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Malaysia:U | Philippines:PG-13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Sweden:11 | Italy:T | Australia:M | India:UA

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Voted as Movie of the Year 2007 by Empire magazine. It is Paul Greengrass's second work in a consecutive year to be voted Movie of the Year by Empire. His previous film, United 93 (2006) was voted as Movie of the Year 2006.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Landy checks Bourne's file his blood type is listed as A positive. When Hirsch hands Bourne his dog tags from when he changed his identity his blood type is listed as O negative.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Features The Bourne Identity (2002)

Soundtrack:

Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum)

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!