Matt Damon as Jason Bourne in The Bourne Ultimatum
Pamela Scott Shelton
September 26, 2007
Director Paul Greengrass brings audiences the third installment of the adventures of the rogue CIA secret human weapon, Jason Bourne. Starring Matt Damon, Jason Bourne is a role Damon has successfully wrapped his mind around and, once again, delivers an outstanding acting performance. Of course, Damon’s talent is supported by a well thought out script, with plenty of action to the keep the viewer invested and moving along with the plot.
Writers Tony Gilroy and Scott Z Burns have written a great script that brings Jason Bourne back to the United States in an attempt to sever the connection between himself and his unsavory past as an assassin for the US Government. For anyone walking into a theatre with the concern that this film will be the “same old” thing; worry not, because the writers have written enough fresh material and action into this screenplay to make it new, exciting, and entertaining.
Julia Stiles, as Nicky Parsons, delivers a convincing performance as the liaison between the human weapons created by the government, and the powers who govern the covert operations using them. This time Nicky, in trying to help Bourne, becomes a target of the government that she has worked for. The scene where she and Damon part company is wonderfully acted out, and it teases the viewer with idea of perhaps yet another sequel starring Stiles. The question is: Can Stiles pull off a starring role? The answer is a loud and resounding yes, especially with a script as well written as this one, and with the dedicated acting talent of supporting cast members such as she herself delivered in the first two installments of the Bourne series, The Bourne Identity (2002), and the second installment, The Bourne Supremacy (2004). Stiles is talented, beautiful, and smart looking. A great action adventure could easily be developed around her character.
Matt Damon is at his best as an action adventure hero. While Damon has been asked the question of whether or not he would do yet another Bourne installment, his answer seems to be, at this point, probably not. In which case we can only hope that Damon finds another script and character, original and well written as the Bourne installments, because it is what he does best.
The Bourne Ultimatum stands out as probably the best film of the summer releases. This one is worth the price of a movie ticket, a box of popcorn, a soda – and a good one to add to the personal DVD collection when it is released for sale to the public.
Writers Tony Gilroy and Scott Z Burns have written a great script that brings Jason Bourne back to the United States in an attempt to sever the connection between himself and his unsavory past as an assassin for the US Government. For anyone walking into a theatre with the concern that this film will be the “same old” thing; worry not, because the writers have written enough fresh material and action into this screenplay to make it new, exciting, and entertaining.
Julia Stiles, as Nicky Parsons, delivers a convincing performance as the liaison between the human weapons created by the government, and the powers who govern the covert operations using them. This time Nicky, in trying to help Bourne, becomes a target of the government that she has worked for. The scene where she and Damon part company is wonderfully acted out, and it teases the viewer with idea of perhaps yet another sequel starring Stiles. The question is: Can Stiles pull off a starring role? The answer is a loud and resounding yes, especially with a script as well written as this one, and with the dedicated acting talent of supporting cast members such as she herself delivered in the first two installments of the Bourne series, The Bourne Identity (2002), and the second installment, The Bourne Supremacy (2004). Stiles is talented, beautiful, and smart looking. A great action adventure could easily be developed around her character.
Matt Damon is at his best as an action adventure hero. While Damon has been asked the question of whether or not he would do yet another Bourne installment, his answer seems to be, at this point, probably not. In which case we can only hope that Damon finds another script and character, original and well written as the Bourne installments, because it is what he does best.
The Bourne Ultimatum stands out as probably the best film of the summer releases. This one is worth the price of a movie ticket, a box of popcorn, a soda – and a good one to add to the personal DVD collection when it is released for sale to the public.
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