The Bourne Ultimatum

Rating: Null/10 (24 March 2008)

The Bourne Ultimatum is a film about the struggle to uncover the truth. In continuance of the series Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) travels the globe avoiding local law enforcement and CIA assets sent to detain or assassinate him before he can uncover his past. With the loss of his love interest in the last film Bourne discovers clues connecting him to a covert CIA operation known as Blackbriar.
A thrill ride of car chases, gun fights, and hand-to-hand combat sequences awaits viewers in The Bourne Ultimatum with the action pulling them along as Jason Bourne uncovers more and more details about his past. Director Paul Greengrass makes effective use of the shaky hand-held camera technique to give the audience the feeling of being there with the characters as the story develops. The flashbacks that were present in The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy also make their appearance in Ultimatum serving to unravel the mystery behind the main characters persona, but never so revealing as to give away the actual ending of the film.
Jason Bourne endures the loss of a loved one, pursuit, and physical injuries during his ordeal. He does not struggle alone however as Pamela Landy (Joan Allen) and Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) both provide him a measure of assistance and protection along the way. Pamela's work to uncover Blackbriar pits her directly against Deputy Director Noah Vosen (David Strathairn) inside the CIA's New York headquarters. Nicky Parsons is targeted by a CIA asset for elimination due to her cooperation and ties with Bourne. In a scene reminiscent of the first film Parsons attempts to change her appearance by cutting her hair then dying it black and the similarity to Marie (Franka Potente), Bournes wife, is not lost.
In the end the struggle comes to a close. Operation Blackbriar and those responsible for it are exposed and held accountable for their actions. While the core truth of the trilogy is finally unveiled, the further mystery of what comes next is left to the audience's imagination.