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 Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | 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:

While looking through the files on Treadstone at the CIA office near the end of the film, Bourne flips by two files with pictures, both of which are shown as US Citizens terminated by the project. The second picture is of Richard Chamberlain, the original actor in The Bourne Identity (1988) (TV).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Most fax machines scan before sending. All Vosen had to do was punch cancel and the fax would not be sent. In fact, as he enters the room the fax can be heard to make the first beep of the sending tone, indicating that it was only just beginning to try and send the fax. However, being a high up member of management in his 50s or so, it is entirely possible that Vosen has no idea how to work a fax machine and so might think it had already sent.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Features The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

Soundtrack:

Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum)

Fantastic

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. Was the above comment useful to you?