Could be a great movie, but sickening to watch

Rating: 4/10 (13 May 2008)

I loved "The Bourne Identity" and enjoyed "The Bourne Supremacy" quite a bit, so I was looking forward to watching "The Bourne Ultimatum". Unfortunately this film is very difficult to watch due to the shaking camera and the flashing, sub-second scenes. I ended up closing my eyes and just listening to quite a bit of this movie in order to make it through to the end.
From what I did see, this movie could have been entertaining, though they might as well have put a Superman cape on Jason Bourne at times. That's part of the fun, though. I found it a little silly that Bourne was able to easily break into CIA headquarters and steal confidential material from a safe. (The building security folks must have been on lunch break.) It also seemed odd that he would call the CIA folks and let them know he was standing in their office, but it made for a more dramatic exit, I guess. These are very minor quibbles though, as I really don't want or expect realistic action in a movie like this.
Overall, I rated this move a 5/10. It could easily have received a 9/10 rating from me if I could have watched it all. Get rid of the gimmicky camera work (bouncing camera, sub-second scenes, and full screen shots of the back of someone's head and 1/3 of another person's face) and this movie would be very good.