El ultimátum de Bourne

Nikdy nepochopím, v čem spočívá kouzlo trilogie o Jasonu Bournovi. Je to naprosto průměrný akční snímek s až trapně se opakujícím schématem, super nezničitelný a neporazitelný agent, který je strojem na zabíjení a nepamatuje si svůj původ, běhá po celém světě, likviduje padouchy a bojuje s tajnou organizací, která ho stvořila. Scénař je naprosto bezduchý a napsal by ho leckterý druhořadý pisálek. A že by akční scény byly nějak oslňující? Viděl jsem několik mnohem lepších akčních snímků, které považuji za opravdu akční a ještě se slušným scénářem. Přesto třetí díl je ještě nejakčnější a nejstravitelnější, avšak 90 procentům a příčce v top 200 na čsfd opravdu nerozumím. Matta Damona jsem vždycky měl rád a mám ho rád i nadále ovšem kvůli jiným filmům. Doufám, že čtyřka nebude, to ať Damon raději natočí čtyřku Dannyho partáků. (19.09.2009)

The beginning gets going in just the way we expect from the director. Greengrass "only" continues the ride kicked off by the second installment, but more observant viewers will realize this by a third of the way through at the latest. Yet the mix of feelings about a flywheel that perhaps has nothing to offer is swept away by the action in Morocco, which turns it up to 120%, moving furiously across continents to nail the viewer into their seat in breathtaking action and plot twists revealing Jason's past. The whole world was expecting it, but the result pushes all expectations beyond imagination. And while we will all (deservedly) praise Greengrass for the fact that action thrillers will have their most synonymous character in Jason Bourne for a few years to come, let's finally kneel before Matt Damon. After all, it's only during the third time that we can fully realize that he’s the one who actually "made" the role. (17.08.2007)

Excellent conlusion to Jason’s story. It has the most thrilling action of all the Bourne series, Greengrass has made one of the best action films ever. With his frantic but well arranged style he would be able to turn a conversation with an old man over a cup of tea into a monumental action sequence. The Bourne Ultimatum moves forward at very high speed and without a single quiet moment, demanding a lot of focus from the viewer. It’s not very intellectual stuff, but if you stop paying attention for only a moment, you won’t know who is doing what and why, this is how fast this film is. I’m fully satisfied. (05.09.2008)

A complete and unrivaled ride, which does take ideas from the previous two films, but it tightens everything ad absurdum. Greengrass could lecture on dynamic and civilian directing, and Matt Damon is DEFINITIVELY Jason Bourne. Without a doubt, he blended in perfectly with his torn figure, and here and there is the uneven feeling from Liman's "pilot". If we are talking about what a modern and intelligent thriller of the present should be, then all we have to do is play The Bourne Ultimatum from start to finish. It's a film where a) you won’t exhale, and b) you won't remember that you have already seen all this before. Simply because it's so great, it’s not a good idea to take into account the previous attempts at all. (17.03.2008)

Well, let's not mince words, there hasn't been such a dynamic and smart action film for many years. If with Die Hard 4 we were talking about "inventive action", compared to the final part of the Bourne trilogy Len Wiseman, it looks like a small town geezer talking about the perpetual motion machine with a rabbit poop drive, while Paul Greengrass is an elegant and sophisticated Thomas Alva Edison. I may have missed a more sophisticated script, as with the first two episodes, but I was still fascinated with Bourne's thoughtful actions, always one step ahead of his pursuers. I have no doubt that the Bourne trilogy will go down in the Hall of Fame of cinema history. (19.09.2007)