The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

January 19, 2020 1:14 AM

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) is the third in the Jason Bourne series. The screenplay was written by Tony Gilroy. Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.

David Bordwell about the film's run-and-gun style.

posted by growabrain (3 comments total)

The whole Waterloo sequence is magnificent, and I was tickled to see Mr. Robot pay homage to it in S4 E1.
posted by adrianhon at 1:02 PM on January 19, 2020 [1 favorite]

I was really impressed with the way they retconned and complicated the end of Supremacy. Each of these three movies, I felt, did just a little bit more than it needed to to get beyond being a generic spy thriller.
posted by pykrete jungle at 6:21 PM on January 19, 2020 [2 favorites]

I saw this after I'd been commuting through Waterloo for a bit and it was my first proper "Hey! I know that place!" in a big budget film. I also recognised the internet cafe he goes to afterwards.
This was a great finale to the series.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 3:36 AM on January 22, 2020