A little bit below expectations

Rating: 7/10 (19 August 2007)

(In my comment I'm going to point out some of the weak moments of the movie, but I don't want it to be understood in a wrong way. I don't mean it's not worth seeing, on the contrary I do recommend it as a good pastime, I just aim to explain why I'm a little bit disappointed.) For me The Bourne Ultimatum was one of the most awaited releases of this summer but I must say my expectations were not quiet satisfied. Without any doubt this sequel was executed in the best traditions of an action movie - it is extremely dynamic and intense, it doesn't allow you to tear off your sight from the screen even for the slightest moment. Rapid changes of the frames and episodes, constant skipping between numerous streets, houses, offices, roofs and apartments in different parts of the world create the sensation of realism and volume of the surroundings. However after about an hour of watching the movie you realize that the meaning of all this motion is minimized to two broad phrases "We have found Bourne" and "We have lost him". Sadly enough all the positive I have mentioned above converts into some perception of emptiness - everything turns out to be too simple and mediocre. And of course the most disappointing thing about the movie is letting Bourne alive. Not only it looks unrealistic, it also deprives the whole trilogy of the deepness it could have had.