action, action, action

Rating: 10/10 (7 July 2010)

With "The Bourne Ultimatum," director Paul Greengrass again gives us non-stop, breathless action as Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) races toward a destination with his true identity. There's a crackerjack cast along to either aide him with his quest or keep him from it - Joan Allen, David Straithairn, Albert Finney, Julia Stiles, and Scott Glenn.
This time around, Bourne is believed to be a CIA mole who has given a story about Blackbriar, an assassins program, to a newspaper reporter. Seeing his name in the story, Bourne contacts the reporter, and the CIA is all over him. Pamela Landy (Joan Allen) knows that he's not the mole -- that Bourne tries to avoid the government. Bourne wants to know the name of the mole, too, because that person can tell him his true identity and why he is a killer. So who gets there first, the ruthless CIA agent (Straithairn) and his cronies, or Bourne? Excellent acting with another great performance by Matt Damon, a wild car chase, shootings, stalkings, great suspense, and plenty of it, will keep you on the edge of your seat, as was true in the previous two films.
Based on the Robert Ludlum books, the film versions of the trilogy are among the best and most exciting films around. I saw the first film in a Miami theater, a WOW experience, and I remember my heart being in my throat during the entire second film. I guess I think they're all wonderful.