Movie Rewind- The Bourne Ultimatum
March 26th 2008 08:23
The Bourne Ultimatum is a three-time Academy Award winning 2007 film loosely based[1] on the Robert Ludlum novel of the same name.
A sequel to The Bourne Supremacy and the third film of the Bourne Trilogy, it stars Matt Damon reprising his role as Ludlum's signature character, amnesiac CIA assassin Jason Bourne. Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine, Edgar Ramirez, Albert Finney, and Joan Allen co-star. The key cast members reprise their roles from the two previous Bourne movies, with additions such as Strathairn, playing a CIA department head; Considine as a British journalist; and Ramirez as a new assassin sent to kill Bourne. The film continues the saga of Jason Bourne after he apologizes to the daughter of Vladimir Neski in Moscow, Russia, and follows the character as he travels to Paris, London, Madrid, Tangier, and New York City to uncover his real identity, while the CIA continues to send assassins after him.
Paul Greengrass directed the film from a script by Tony Gilroy, Scott Z. Burns, George Nolfi, and an uncredited Tom Stoppard.[2]
The producers were Patrick Crowley, Frank Marshall, Paul L. Sandberg, and Doug Liman, who directed the first Bourne movie, The Bourne Identity.
The Bourne Ultimatum was produced by Universal Pictures and was released on August 3, 2007 in North America, where it grossed $69.2 million in ticket sales in its first weekend of release, making it the highest August opening.[3] By the end of August 2007, the film was said to be on track to exceed the international box office gross of the first two films in the trilogy.[4]
Although all three films have been commercially successful and critically acclaimed, The Bourne Ultimatum is the only film in the trilogy to have been nominated for an Academy Award; winning all three nominations for Best Film Editing, Best Sound, and Best Sound Editing. (net sourced)
I am a big fan of the Bourne series due to the gritty action scenes, real life current global locations and good story lines. I missed the latest one when it was released at the movies but I can honestly say that it was worth the wait. The best so far, Jason Bourne is an unlikely anti hero, has many human flaws but is driven to find out who he really is.
The casting is top notch and Matt Damon is just so good at playing Bourne with a strong supporting cast that all combine to make this movie a great thriller. The sound track is well worth listening too also.
Various people from the previous movies appear with Joan Allen and Julia Stiles as familiar faces from his past. Julia is partically good in the Tangiers scenes.
These days its hard to find a trilogy of movies that just get better and better.The taut narrative that intertwines with the closing moments of the previous film The Bourne Supremacy set the pace and direction of the film and the Paul Greengrass has done an awesome job. The big question is, will there be a fourth Bourne?
I don't buy too many new dvds but this series if and when it comes out as a directors cut release will be on my list.
kiwiauthor rating 10/10
| 110 |
| Vote |
subscribe to this blog
