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Directed by | |||
| Paul Greengrass | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Tony Gilroy | (screenplay) and | |
| Scott Z. Burns | (screenplay) and | |
| George Nolfi | (screenplay) | |
| Tony Gilroy | (screen story) | |
| Robert Ludlum | (novel) | |
Produced by | |||
| Zakaria Alaoui | .... | line producer: Morocco | |
| John Bernard | .... | line producer: Paris | |
| Patrick Crowley | .... | producer | |
| Cristina Ecija | .... | production executive: Spain | |
| Doug Liman | .... | executive producer | |
| Frank Marshall | .... | producer | |
| Henry Morrison | .... | executive producer | |
| Colin J. O'Hara | .... | associate producer (as Colin O'Hara) | |
| Paul Sandberg | .... | producer (as Paul L. Sandberg) | |
| Andrew R. Tennenbaum | .... | co-producer | |
| Jeffrey M. Weiner | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Powell | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Oliver Wood | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Christopher Rouse | |||
Casting by | |||
| Daniel Hubbard | (as Dan Hubbard) | ||
| John Hubbard | |||
| Avy Kaufman | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Peter Wenham | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Robert Cowper | (as Rob Cowper) | ||
| Alan Gilmore | (supervising art director) | ||
| Jason Knox-Johnston | |||
| Andy Nicholson | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Tina Jones | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Shay Cunliffe | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Christine Beveridge | .... | chief makeup artist (as Chrissie Beveridge) | |
| Christine Beveridge | .... | makeup artist: Mr. Damon (as Chrissie Beveridge) | |
| Mary Luz Cabrer | .... | hair stylist: Madrid | |
| Mary Luz Cabrer | .... | makeup artist: Madrid | |
| Martial Corneville | .... | key hair stylist: New York | |
| Anja Daum | .... | makeup artist: Berlin | |
| Kay Georgiou | .... | chief hair stylist | |
| Kay Georgiou | .... | hair stylist: Mr. Damon | |
| Andrea Gotowtschikow | .... | hair stylist: Berlin | |
| Todd Kleitsch | .... | key makeup artist: New York | |
| Marilyn MacDonald | .... | makeup artist | |
| Monika Münnich | .... | makeup artist: Berlin | |
| John Quaglia | .... | hair stylist: New York | |
| Valeska Schitthelm | .... | makeup artist: Berlin | |
| Loulia Sheppard | .... | hair stylist | |
Art Department | |||
| Tommy Allen | .... | property master: New York (as Thomas C. Allen) | |
| Sonia Aranzabal | .... | art director: Madrid | |
| Grant Armstrong | .... | stand-by art director | |
| Roman Avianus | .... | construction liason | |
| Susan Bode | .... | set decorator: New York (as Susan Bode-Tyson) | |
| John Bohan | .... | construction manager | |
| Alex Boswell | .... | props: UK additional second unit | |
| Abdallah Bougtifa | .... | swing gang: Morocco | |
| Henning Brehm | .... | graphic artist: Berlin | |
| Matthew Broderick | .... | props: UK additional second unit | |
| Peter Bundrick | .... | head carpenter: New York | |
| Joe Cecchini | .... | art department production assistant: New York | |
| Eric Cheripka | .... | assistant property master: New York | |
| Sophia Chowdhury | .... | assistant set decorator | |
| Kelvin Cook | .... | stand-by prop | |
| Anita Dhillon | .... | graphic designer | |
| Jonathan Downing | .... | stand-by prop | |
| Paul Duff | .... | head carpenter | |
| Peter Edge | .... | stand-by painter: Morocco second unit | |
| Gill Farr | .... | production buyer | |
| Joanna Foley | .... | assistant art director | |
| Katie Gabriel | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Heidi Gibb | .... | draughtsman | |
| Apache Gonzalez | .... | set dresser | |
| Gavin Gordon | .... | supervising carpenter | |
| Alex Gorodetsky | .... | charge scenic artist: New York | |
| Dierk Grahlow | .... | construction manager: Berlin | |
| Bruce Lee Gross | .... | leadman: New York | |
| Catherine Haugh | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Richard Hebrank | .... | construction coordinator: New York | |
| Jay Hendrickx | .... | camera scenic | |
| Gina Herold | .... | art department coordinator: New York | |
| Clare Holton | .... | production buyer | |
| Michelle Hosier | .... | art department assistant | |
| James Kent | .... | set dresser: New York | |
| Alex King | .... | action vehicles coordinator | |
| Robin Koenig | .... | on-set dresser: New York | |
| Sebastian T. Krawinkel | .... | art director: Berlin (as Sebastian Krawinkel) | |
| Oliver Krönke | .... | set dresser: Berlin | |
| Robert Krüger | .... | supervising painter: Berlin | |
| Matthias Kulewatz | .... | supervising carpenter: Berlin | |
| Linda Kurzweil | .... | set dresser: Berlin | |
| Cathal MacIlwaine | .... | stand-by carpenter | |
| Thomas Martin | .... | assistant construction manager | |
| Dawn Masi | .... | additional graphic artist | |
| John Moore | .... | props: UK additional second unit | |
| Colin Mutch | .... | dressing props | |
| Jennifer Alex Nickason | .... | assistant set decorator: New York | |
| Andreas Olshausen | .... | art director: Berlin | |
| Joel Ossenfort | .... | scenic artist: New York | |
| Mark Pollard | .... | graphic artist: New York | |
| Allen J. Polley | .... | property master | |
| Josh Polley | .... | trainee props | |
| Verena Popp | .... | set dresser: Berlin | |
| Ulrich Posselt | .... | construction coordinator: Berlin | |
| Rachid Quiat | .... | assistant art director: Morocco | |
| Darren Reynolds | .... | chargehand stand-by prop | |
| Mark Reynolds | .... | chargehand dressing prop | |
| Amin Rharda | .... | props buyer: Morocco (as Amine Rhanda) | |
| Jeffrey Rollins | .... | props | |
| Daniel Rosenfeld | .... | scenic shopman | |
| Marcia C. Suter | .... | scenic artist | |
| David Swayze | .... | art director: New York | |
| Clive Ward | .... | head scenic painter | |
| Christopher Weiser | .... | scenic artist | |
| James Whelan | .... | set dresser | |
| Ashley Winter | .... | assistant art director | |
| Jess Alexander | .... | art department assistant (uncredited) | |
| Ellis J. Barbacoff | .... | property master: Los Angeles (uncredited) | |
| Joshua Black | .... | painter: Berlin (uncredited) | |
| Tristan Carlisle-Kitz | .... | additional dressing props (uncredited) | |
| Graham Caulfield | .... | drapesmaster (uncredited) | |
| Jen Day | .... | art department coordinator: reshoots (uncredited) | |
| Enzo Enzel | .... | stand-by painter: Germany (uncredited) | |
| Jordana Finkel | .... | co-construction coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Alex Horwitz | .... | art department production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Rhys Ifan | .... | art department assistant: reshoots (uncredited) | |
| Greg Izzo | .... | props (uncredited) | |
| Nicky Kaill | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| Dave Lieber | .... | props (uncredited) | |
| Tony Marks | .... | carpenter (uncredited) | |
| Dan Maslen | .... | previsualisation (uncredited) | |
| Simon McGuire | .... | concept artist (uncredited) | |
| Kay Mitchell | .... | set decorating runner (uncredited) | |
| Rob Muia | .... | assistant to production designer (uncredited) | |
| Marek Oyrzinski | .... | action vehicle technician (uncredited) | |
| Kevin L. Raper | .... | additional graphic artist (uncredited) | |
| Jennifer Santucci | .... | set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Matt Sims | .... | CAD draughtsman (uncredited) | |
| Miriam Skelton | .... | art intern (uncredited) | |
| Emma Vane | .... | draughtsman (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Papavramides Alexandra | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative (as Alexandra Papavramides-Pierre) | |
| Jaume Arteman | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative | |
| Nicola Atkinson | .... | matchmove artist | |
| Judy Barr | .... | digital compositor | |
| Robin Beard | .... | lead 2D artist | |
| Pete Bebb | .... | previs lead | |
| Paul Bellany | .... | compositor: Double Negative | |
| Frank Berbert | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative | |
| Karen M. Boyle-Anastasio | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Andre Braithwaite | .... | technical director (as Andrew Braithwaite) | |
| Richard Briscoe | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative | |
| Andre Brizard | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative | |
| Nik Brownlee | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative | |
| Astrid Busser-Casas | .... | compositor | |
| Daniel Cairnie | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative | |
| Dominic Carus | .... | matchmover: Double Negative | |
| Peter Chiang | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Debra Coleman | .... | digital compositor (as Debbi Coleman) | |
| Zoe Cranley | .... | technical director | |
| Ciaran Crowley | .... | digital compositor | |
| Philipp Danner | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative | |
| Marcello Da Silva | .... | matchmove artist: Double Negative | |
| Dimitri Delacovias | .... | matte painter: Double Negative | |
| Linda Drake | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Miller Drake | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Bronwyn Edwards | .... | lead sequence compositor | |
| Ellie Faustino | .... | matchmove supervisor: Double Negative (as Elisenda Faustino) | |
| James Foster | .... | digital compositor | |
| Mike Foyle | .... | compositor: Double Negative | |
| Walter Gilbert | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative | |
| Azzard Gordon | .... | digital matchmove artist: Double Negative | |
| Tom Griffiths | .... | matchmove artist | |
| James Guy | .... | technical director: Double Negative | |
| Jerry Hall | .... | compositor: Double Negative | |
| Adam Hammond | .... | tech support | |
| Pete Hanson | .... | data manager: Double Negative (as Peter Hanson) | |
| Michael Harrison | .... | digital compositor | |
| Aeon Henderson | .... | digital compositor | |
| Lee Ifans | .... | visual effects editor: Double Negative | |
| Claire Inglis | .... | digital compositor | |
| Ludovic Iochem | .... | digital matte painter: Double Negative | |
| Alex Ireland | .... | compositor: Double Negative | |
| Oliver James | .... | research and development supervisor: Double Negative | |
| Phillip Johnson | .... | technical director: Double Negative | |
| Rafal Kaniewski | .... | compositor | |
| Marcin Kolendo | .... | digital compositor | |
| Serena Lam | .... | digital compositor | |
| Emma Larsson | .... | visual effects coordinator: Double Negative | |
| Tracey Leadbetter | .... | visual effects coordinator: Double Negative | |
| Gawain Liddiard | .... | lead environment artist: Double Negative | |
| Mattias Lindahl | .... | CG supervisor | |
| Eugene Lipkin | .... | matchmover: Double Negative | |
| Jan Maroske | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative | |
| Dan Maslen | .... | pre-visualization | |
| Ana Mestre | .... | compositor: Double Negative | |
| Sangita Mistry | .... | digital compositor | |
| Alice Mitchell | .... | compositor: Double Negative | |
| Dan Neal | .... | lead environment artist: Double Negative | |
| Charlie Noble | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Gregory Oehler | .... | digital optical artist (as Greg Oehler) | |
| Gregory Oehler | .... | senior compositor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Adam Paschke | .... | digital compositor | |
| Tilman Paulin | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative | |
| Kate Phillips | .... | visual effects coordinator: Double Negative | |
| Fred Place | .... | senior compositor | |
| Matthew Plummer | .... | visual effects producer: Double Negative (as Matt Plummer) | |
| Joel Prager | .... | matchmover: Double Negative | |
| John Purdie | .... | compositor: Double Negative | |
| James Reid | .... | matchmover: Double Negative | |
| Tom Richardson | .... | matchmover: Double Negative | |
| Laurent-Paul Robert | .... | effects animator: Double Negative (as Laurent Robert) | |
| Laurent-Paul Robert | .... | technical director (as Laurent Robert) | |
| Sam Schwier | .... | matchmover: Double Negative | |
| Foad Shah | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative | |
| Ian Simpson | .... | compositor: Double Negative | |
| Dan Snape | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative (as Daniel Snape) | |
| Richard Stay | .... | compositor: Double Negative | |
| Jim Steel | .... | senior digital compositor: Double Negative | |
| Jelena Stojanovic | .... | sequence compositor | |
| Sean Stranks | .... | lead sequence compositor: Double Negative | |
| Chris Ung | .... | matchmove artist: Double Negative | |
| David Vickery | .... | CG supervisor: Double Negative | |
| Mauricio Villamil | .... | matchmover: Double Negative | |
| Andy Warren | .... | technical director: Double Negative | |
| Guy Williams | .... | lead environment artist: Double Negative | |
| Daniel Wood | .... | digital artist: Double Negative | |
| Daniel Wood | .... | technical director: Double Negative | |
| Anna Yamazoe | .... | matchmove artist: Double Negative | |
| Patrick Zentis | .... | matte painter | |
| George Zwier | .... | 2D visual effects supervisor | |
| Matt Ashton | .... | senior systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) | |
| Craig Bilsky | .... | digital laboratory project manager (uncredited) | |
| Martin Body | .... | lead rotoscope artist: Peerless Camera Co. Ltd (uncredited) | |
| Jamie Briens | .... | technical director: Double Negative (uncredited) | |
| Elika Burns | .... | roto/paint artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) | |
| Mark Coleran | .... | computer screen graphics (uncredited) | |
| Tom Collier | .... | digital compositor: LipSync Post (uncredited) | |
| Yoshi DeHerrera | .... | 3D laser scanning: Gentle Giant Studios (uncredited) | |
| Stefan Drury | .... | head of film effects: LipSync Post (uncredited) | |
| John Flores | .... | digital intermediate scanner (uncredited) | |
| Donald Fly | .... | general manager: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) | |
| Richard Fox | .... | digital artist: The Senate VFX (uncredited) | |
| Mike Foyle | .... | digital paint & rotoscope artist (uncredited) | |
| John J. Galloway | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative (uncredited) | |
| Julia Gaudette | .... | visual effects production manager: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) | |
| Larry Gaynor | .... | senior paint and roto: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) | |
| Crystal Hadcroft | .... | rotoscope artist: Peerless (uncredited) | |
| Ed Hall | .... | coordinator: Peerless Camera Company (uncredited) | |
| Sarah Hemsley | .... | visual effects producer: The Senate VFX (uncredited) | |
| Richard Higham | .... | digital artist: The Senate VFX (uncredited) | |
| Marcus Hindborg | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| Ian Holland | .... | inferno artist: Peerless Camera Company (uncredited) | |
| Brian Holmes | .... | systems engineer: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) | |
| Heather Holty | .... | digital laboratory project manager (uncredited) | |
| Lorea Hoye | .... | visual effects producer: LipSync Post (uncredited) | |
| Mark Justison | .... | roto/paint artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) | |
| Diane Kingston | .... | digital effects producer: Peerless Camera Company (uncredited) | |
| J. Kitazaki | .... | production assistant: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) | |
| Andrew Koutsou | .... | on-set match mover (uncredited) | |
| Kevin Kutchaver | .... | visual effects (uncredited) | |
| Simon Leech | .... | visual effects supervisor: The Senate VFX (uncredited) | |
| Taz Lodder | .... | technical support: Double Negative (uncredited) | |
| Thierry Muller | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative (uncredited) | |
| Thomas Müller | .... | visual effects artist: Peerless (uncredited) | |
| Julie Orosz | .... | visual effects producer: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) | |
| Glen Pratt | .... | visual effects supervisor: LipSync Post (uncredited) | |
| Julia Reinhard | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative (uncredited) | |
| Gareth Repton | .... | digital artist: The Senate VFX (uncredited) | |
| Angela Rose | .... | digital compositor: LipSync Post (uncredited) | |
| Paul Round | .... | head of 2D: Peerless (uncredited) | |
| James Russell | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative (uncredited) | |
| Rhys Salcombe | .... | matchmove artist: Double Negative (uncredited) | |
| Robert P. Schneider | .... | digital intermediate editor (uncredited) | |
| Samantha Spacey | .... | visual effects line producer: The Senate VFX (uncredited) | |
| Paul Venn Stirling | .... | digital compositor: LipSync Post (uncredited) | |
| Christopher Sweet | .... | studio assistant: Double Negative (uncredited) | |
| Luigi Tommaseo | .... | network and operations: The Senate VFX (uncredited) | |
| Samantha Tracey | .... | visual effects coordinator: LipSync Post (uncredited) | |
| Sheila Wickens | .... | visual effects supervisor: LipSync Post (uncredited) | |
| Rachel Wright | .... | digital artist: The Senate VFX (uncredited) | |
| Anton Yri | .... | digital artist: The Senate VFX (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Zinedine Ibnou Jabal | .... | casting assistant: Morocco | |
| Franck Jouard | .... | crowd casting: Paris | |
| Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Iris Müller | .... | extras casting: Berlin | |
| Dearbhaile O'Hanlon | .... | casting assistant: UK (as Derv O'Hanlon) | |
| Betsy Royall | .... | extras casting: Washington, D.C. | |
| Leeba Zakharov | .... | casting assistant: USA | |
| Elizabeth Dionne | .... | casting manager (uncredited) | |
| Marcel Dykiert | .... | extras casting (uncredited) | |
| Mihal Freinquel | .... | extras casting assistant (uncredited) | |
| Terry L. Lamfers | .... | casting administrator (uncredited) | |
| Jennifer Sabel | .... | extras casting associate (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Pam Aaron | .... | set costumer: New York | |
| Lucy Bowring | .... | costume coordinator | |
| Elena Calvo | .... | wardrobe assistant: Madrid unit | |
| Ken Crouch | .... | costume supervisor (as Kenny Crouch) | |
| Kate Edwards | .... | wardrobe supervisor: New York | |
| Angela Egan | .... | crowd costumer | |
| Sabine Groh | .... | costumer | |
| Suzie Harman | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Daniel Lawson | .... | assistant costume designer: New York | |
| Jevyn Nelms | .... | wardrobe production assistant: New York | |
| Marcia Patten | .... | wardrobe supervisor: New York | |
| Usue Peña | .... | costume assistant | |
| Meike Schlegel | .... | wardrobe supervisor: crowd | |
| Barnaby Smith | .... | costumer: Mr. Damon (as Barnaby Smith Jr.) | |
| Cristina Sopeña | .... | costume coordinator: Spain | |
| Jonathan Stow | .... | costume assistant (as Jon Stow) | |
| Caroline Thorpe | .... | head seamstress | |
| Carol Anne Wegner | .... | wardrobe assistant: Germany | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Esther Bailey | .... | assistant editor | |
| Christopher Robin Bell | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Karen M. Boyle-Anastasio | .... | digital conformist (as Karen Boyle-Anastasio) | |
| Derek Brechin | .... | additional editor | |
| Mark Fitzgerald | .... | additional editor | |
| Jimmy Fusil | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Maria Gonzales | .... | assistant editor | |
| Robert Malina | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Lindsey Morrow | .... | assistant editor | |
| Stephen Nakamura | .... | digital film colorist | |
| Jason Overbeck | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Katie Pastore | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Russell Pawson | .... | assistant editor | |
| Julie Saegert | .... | assistant editor | |
| Stephen Bearman | .... | colorist: dailies (uncredited) | |
| John Dietrick | .... | apprentice editor (uncredited) | |
| Ollie Gatehouse | .... | post-production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Daniel Greenway | .... | editorial assistant (uncredited) | |
| Jamie Millhoff | .... | editorial assistant (uncredited) | |
| Ken Rubenfeld | .... | colorist: dailies (uncredited) | |
| Adrian Spanna | .... | video playback editor: Useful Companies (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Khalid Ameskane | .... | transportation captain: Morocco | |
| Ali Bakkioui | .... | transportation coordinator: Morocco | |
| Brian Baverstock | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Markus Bendler | .... | picture vehicle coordinator: Germany | |
| Cristina Campos | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Ian Clarke | .... | action vehicle coordinator | |
| Jens Enderling | .... | transportation captain: Germany | |
| Dennis Erdmann | .... | production driver | |
| Graham Kelly | .... | action vehicle supervisor | |
| Oliver Kueper | .... | transportation coordinator: Germany (as Oliver Küper) | |
| Diego Leco | .... | driver | |
| Fernando Lueches | .... | driver: cast | |
| Nacho Nolla | .... | transport | |
| Boris Olomi | .... | picture vehicle technician | |
| Alberto Poveda | .... | transportation coordinator: Madrid | |
| Tony Power | .... | stand-by driver: grip car: Madrid | |
| Octave Raspail | .... | driver: cast | |
| Jérôme Servant | .... | transportation coordinator: France | |
| Chris J. Smith | .... | action vehicle coordinator (as Chris Smith) | |
| Ken Smith | .... | driver | |
| Jalal Aqdim | .... | assistant picture vehicle coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Mickey Davie | .... | vehicle technician (uncredited) | |
| Marcel De Lamotte | .... | production driver (uncredited) | |
| Ruben Gomez | .... | driver: Matt Damon (uncredited) | |
| Fabien Gourmelen | .... | production driver: France (uncredited) | |
| Florian Haeger | .... | driver: Germany (uncredited) | |
| Charles Heidet | .... | car supplier: France (uncredited) | |
| Daniel Huhn | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
| Yann Jouannic | .... | production driver: France (uncredited) | |
| Martin Kuschan | .... | production driver (uncredited) | |
| Paolo Maggio | .... | driver: George Nolfi (uncredited) | |
| Nina Ruhkala | .... | assistant action vehicle coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Olivier Suffert | .... | production driver (uncredited) | |
| Alexandre Thiery | .... | driver: Paris (uncredited) | |
| Sean Thornton | .... | picture vehicle technician (uncredited) | |
| Tony Wadsworth | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| King Mohamed VI | .... | special thanks (as His Majesty The King Mohamed VI) | |
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When the Bourne Identity arrived five years ago I have to confess that I didn't think much of it. At the time I was eleven years old, so perhaps I was too young to really get into the storyline and understand the whole scenario. Two years ago when the Bourne Supremacy arrived I thought it was a better movie than Identity but still didn't think it was as good as I expected it to be judging by the trailers. Over the past two years I had been told numerous times that the Bourne movies were amazing, many a time I had to bite my tongue and not say what I really thought about the movies. Until two months ago I couldn't have given a damn about the Bourne Ultimatum, I really had no intentions of watching it. But then I decided to go back and re-watch the first two before I came to any abrupt decisions. So I went out and bought both the original movies. And what a surprise it was to me when I was gripped by them. Identity I found the superior of the two, but Supremacy isn't far behind. They're both slick, action packed and thrilling pieces of cinema that I have watched numerous times since I bought them. Because of this I was first in line today to see the Bourne Ultimatum. And boy did Bourne Ultimatum not disappoint!
Matt Damon was never one of my favourite actors until he appeared in the Bourne movies, I'd seen him in the Talented Mr Ripley, but I never thought much of him in general. However, it appears he was born to play Bourne (pardon the pun). Throughout this series we have seen the character change before our very eyes, in this movie we see Matt Damon at his very best, even better than he was in The Departed and I thought he was one of the best things in The Departed. You really do find yourself caring for the character and hoping that he finds out everything. Matt Damon plays the role with a quiet intensity and you always find his character extremely believable. The supporting cast of the movie were also absolutely outstanding. Joan Allen was one of my favourite things in Bourne Supremacy, here she excels herself. Her character is also very believable and she has some superbly acted moments towards the end of the movie. Julia Stiles turns up again as Nicky and finally we learn a bit about her character. Julia Stiles is a very underrated actress and I think she deserves a lot more roles, well decent roles, than she gets. David Strathairn is a newcomer to this series as Noah Vosen, he's definitely the bad guy of the movie and he really excels. He's definitely the nastiest character we've met, and some of the decisions he makes are truly nasty. Strathairn relishes the role and he too gets some superb scenes in the movie. Special mention must also go to Albert Finney who makes the most of his all too brief screen time, I will not say anything about the character, that's best left as a surprise, but trust me his scenes are some of the highlights of the movie.
The Bourne movies have always had a strict focus on the storyline more than the action sequences, this isn't to say the trilogy lacks action sequences, good god no there's loads of them dotted all throughout the movies. But running throughout the movie is a very well written and well acted storyline. This storyline concludes in the best way imaginable in this movie. As I watched Supremacy the night before I saw Ultimatum it was nice because I could notice certain little parts. That very final scene in Supremacy, in New York, a lot more important that I ever imagined at the time. Won't spoil it for people but I recommend checking up on Supremacy before you see Ultimatum. Unfortunately though for a lot of people they will go to see Ultimatum purely because of the action sequences. This is the part where I should condemn such people and say they should see it for the storyline, but I'd be lying if I didn't say that my favourite parts of the Bourne series as a whole are the car chases. The mini car chase in Identity is one of my favourite car chases of all time. Well the action in Ultimatum has to be the best of the Bourne series. In fact the movie kicks off with an action sequence in Moscow. So in the duration of the movie we get numerous punch ups, all very violent and shockingly brutal. A bike chase that is absolutely amazing, many foot chases which are even more amazing, a thrilling car chase that is unforgettable, and oh so much more! But the highlight for me has to be the scene in Waterloo station, won't ruin it but for some reason had me gripped.
So any flaws for the movie? In my eyes no, but if you are not a fan of the Bourne series or have not seen the previous two then I wouldn't recommend Ultimatum for you. The movie doesn't try to win over any new fans as it sticks to what the franchise does best and just adds a nice bit more storyline and action sequences on top. The Bourne Ultimatum is undoubtedly the best of the series and the best blockbuster of 2007. As a James Bond fanatic it is a great honour for me to say that Ultimatum is a lot better than a majority of the Bond movies, and trust me it takes a lot for me to say that. While Bourne as a whole might not be a better franchise than the Bond series, it is definitely nearly its equal.