Best of the Original Trilogy

Rating: 8/10 (24 October 2016)

The Bourne Ultimatum follows Jason Bourne as he sets out to uncover the last of the memories he lost, and is ultimately pursued, yet again, by the CIA.
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. After the first two, which upon a re-watch weren't exactly the classics I thought they were, I wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did.
Matt Damon is great in this movie. He really steps it up a notch from the last two movies, and makes what should have been his finale as Bourne something to remember. The rest of the performances are pretty great as well. They aren't amazing, but this is by far the best acted movie of the original trilogy.
The story itself is interesting and fun. It's simple enough to understand pretty easily, but it's complicated enough for it to be clear that there was a fair bit of effort put in.
Jason Bourne's character is much more fun to watch in this movie. He knows what he's doing, he's well-rehearsed, and it's just awesome to see how he knows exactly what to do, whether it's hand-to-hand combat or hiding someone in a crowd of people. It's all very cool, and despite the fact that I'm pretty sure I knew the outcome of the whole film, it was an intense movie to watch.
The action scenes were pretty intense, and a lot of fun to watch. There was a lot of shaky cam, yet again, which got on my nerves, but the good choreography shines through well enough to make them both engaging and fast-paced.
As for things I didn't like, the cameraman doesn't know how to hold his equipment still. Right from the get-go scenes that would be better off not shaky are, like conferences and the such. They aren't intense, so stop moving the camera so much. It was actually kind of nauseating to watch, but after the first little bit I got used to it. It's not unbearable, but it was kind of frustrating.
Another thing is that the movie is much of the same. It follows something of a formula: something happens, CIA gets excited, Jason Bourne comes and goes, CIA gets mad and tries again. That's basically the entire movie recycled a couple times. While it isn't really a bad thing, it's still noticeable enough to be bothersome.
Overall I really enjoyed the Bourne Ultimatum. It has it's share of flaws, but they're minuscule enough not to hinder the movie too much. In the end I would recommend this movie.