Very disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (19 September 2007)

I'm obviously way out of step with the majority of people that have seen this film, but I can only imagine the cinemas are putting something in the popcorn. I enjoy a good action movie, and Bourne Identity is a very good example, but Bourne Ultimatum for me just completely loses the plot. Literally. There isn't one. It's just a continuous chase from the opening second. It's very difficult to develop any interest in the characters.
Poor Matt Damon looks old, tired and disinterested throughout, and frankly overweight for the character of Jason Bourne. Julia Stiles is thrown in the middle in what I can only guess is a desperate attempt to relieve the monotony, and the poor girl looks completely out of place and irrelevant. The comical "government agency" villains in charge of the piece just wander around the whole movie giving out inane commands to their subordinates, the latter seemingly able to miraculously pull up absolutely any information in seconds except when it doesn't suit the action. Joan Allen's character adds a little sanity to the proceedings, but still the overall contribution is incoherent.
Yes, yes, the action sequences are good, but surely a movie needs much more than this to warrant such high ratings?