Bourne is Back!!!

Rating: 5/10 (6 September 2007)

Matt Damon makes a welcome return as Jason Bourne, the amnesia-plagued secret agent, while Joan Allen returns as Pam Landy, the CIA Director with a conscience; and Julia Stiles as NIcky Parsons, the former Treadstone aide. It's a good story, although I felt the attempt to knit it to the previous movie (The Bourne Supremacy)was a bit feeble. After the issues of his forgotten past coming back to haunt him with a vengeance(Supremacy), Bourne decides its time to get it sorted once and for all, which is where Ultimatum takes us. And it's a good ride. Predictably, someone doesn't want him to find out. Landy gets dragged into the effort to hunt Bourne down, but becomes suspicious of the motives behind the hunt. Meanwhile Nicky Parsons is aiding Bourne, and it appears that she has a romantic interest in Bourne, but sadly, the plot doesn't explore this. Good story, great acting from a superb team, BUT, what happened to the photography?? It was fine until the action scenes, then it went to custard. Too much close-ups in the fights and chase scenes, made it very difficult to see just what was going on, and made my head spin, even sitting in the back row! And what was the point about the very obvious usage of a hand camera jerking along? We knew there was action. Maybe the thought of using a hand-held would add to the scene.It did not. I really enjoyed this movie, but the photography left me cold, with a headache.