This third movie in the Bourne series (and maybe last) starring Matt Damon had one of the best fight scenes I have seen in a movie. And that sums up what this movie is...action...pretty much all the way, action action action. But it is done very well, with a frenetic pacing that challenges the viewer to keep up.
The Bourne Ultimatum does not have an great story line. Jason Bourne is trying to find out who he is and who created him as a master assassin. The clues lead him around the globe and into confrontation after confrontation, before bringing him to his goal.
He does find out, and finds his humanity at the same time. But that is not as compelling as his confrontations with all sorts of opponents. Matt Damon continues to be a great Jason Bourne, and a great action hero, something I don't think many fans expected. He plays Bourne as smart and deadly, always a step ahead of his adversary's strategy.
It is summer entertainment done very well. The one quibble I had was constant POV, shaky camera work. The pace was so fast already, that the constant use of this technique actually distracted from the action, rather than added to it. Sometimes it is better to let the scene tell the story, rather than a shaky camera trying to add tension.
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