The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
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A CIA assassin haunted by his past must navigate a web of conspiracies to uncover the truth about his identity.
The story
Following the events of The Bourne Supremacy, Jason Bourne continues his search for information regarding his past and the mysterious programs he was involved in. While being pursued by the Blackbriar program, he encounters a journalist who has been investigating the truth behind the clandestine operations. As the stakes escalate, Bourne must navigate a series of dangerous encounters and high-stakes pursuits to uncover the truth about his identity and the organizations that manipulated his life.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After evading the Moscow police, Jason Bourne deals with flashbacks of his recruitment into Operation Treadstone. In the present, journalist Simon Ross discovers the existence of Operation Blackbriar, the successor to Treadstone. During a meeting at London Waterloo, Bourne helps Ross evade capture, but Ross is killed by a Blackbriar assassin. Bourne then tracks down a contact in Madrid, where he meets Nicky Parsons, a former operative. He eventually reaches New York City to confront the leadership of Blackbriar. During a tense confrontation, Bourne reveals his true identity—David Webb—to a CIA official before infiltrating a secure facility. He eventually confronts Dr. Albert Hirsch, who reveals that Bourne actually volunteered for the program. In the final moments, after a chase and a confrontation with an assassin, Bourne is shot and falls into the East River, where he is later seen surviving and swimming into the darkness.
- First release year
- 2007
- Runtime (minutes)
- 115
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Paul Greengrass
- Genres
- action; thriller
- Themes
- identity; memory; conspiracy
- Tone and mood
- intense; gritty
- Premise and plot tags
- spy; action; amnesia
- Source material / true-story basis
- Robert Ludlum's character Jason Bourne
- Franchise connections
- Bourne
- Reception
- The film received critical acclaim for its action, realism, and pacing.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 8.1 · scale: 10 · review count: 263; Metacritic · score: 85 · scale: 100 · review count: 38
- Production trivia
- The film was well received in the hacker subculture for its realistic hacking scenes.; The film was listed as the 66th best-edited film of all time by the Motion Picture Editors Guild.
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