Movie Review - The Bourne Ultimatum

I can't speak for anyone else, but I really enjoyed the first two Bourne movies.  Jason Bourne is the working-man's 007 and I appreciated that.  So it was with great anticipation that I was looking forward to the third movie.  And it didn't disappoint.

Spoilers ahead
The story picks up pretty much where Supremacy leaves off, with some government-type folks talking about Treadstone.  And it's right about that time that we discover that Treadstone isn't the only program out there.  And that Treadstone was just the tip of the iceberg.  As you can imagine lots of hand-to-hand combat and car chases ensue.  The director (who also directed Supremacy) goes for more of the "shakey-cam" look that you might be familiar with from the second movie.  It can be a bit of a distraction, but if you sit far enough away from the screen, you should be good.  Damon is excellent.  Julia Stiles is back as well, and I was excited to see that she got more screen time.  Not much more dialogue (if any), but more screen time.  But I couldn't care less if she spoke or not.  She got screen time.  Okay, moving on.  Joan Allen is back reprising her role as Pamela Landy.  If you suspected some sympathy from her towards the end of Supremacy, you may or may not be right.  There's another government-type baddie whose name escapes me and he does a decent job.

Great locations, great action and a story good enough to support it all is what leads me to give this movie a "10."  If you liked any of the first two movies, you'll love this one.  And you might want to watch Supremacy again before you go see Ultimatum.