Good but with exceptions: Flurry and Blurry

Rating: 7/10 (18 August 2007)

I waited with anticipation for the third Bourne movie to come out. I had enjoyed the other two and was hoping that the Bourne Ultimatum would be at least as good. It was mostly good. Questions about Bourne's life got answered. It was another great adventure for Jason Bourne. Pamela Landy again played an understanding CIA supervisor who kept giving Bourne the benefit of the doubt. I liked her character. Her role was smart and professional in spite of the fact that her superiors seem to have nothing but "Get Bourne" on their minds. She ended up doing the right thing even at the risk of her career. The personal connection with Nicky Parson was a good twist. I can see using her as a transition into a fourth movie if they decide to make one. Matt Damon is believable as Jason Bourne. You feel that he can take any challenge, be it physical or intellectual and come out on top. Nothing seems to be able to stop him if he decides to do something. He knows exactly what to do an any situation. I also like the fact that Bourne has a heart and a human side. I like action movies and with the Bourne Ultimatum you get a lot of it. But I like to actually see the action. The use of the "shaky camera" was a negative for me. If fact, it became irritating. Too often the action scenes happened in a blur. I tried to follow the bits and pieces of action but it was an effort. Maybe they have lost sight of the fact that movies are a visual media. For example in Madrid, Bourne fights another operative. It seemed like the fight went on forever. You see lots of movement and snippets of of action by the camera and the actors, but it's mostly a blur. I actually got tired of Bourne and the other agent hitting each other. I thought, "Enough Already!" The Bourne Ultimatum is definitely an action movie and I'll probably go back and see this movie while it's still in the theaters.