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38 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Village VoiceVillage VoiceBravura doesn't begin to describe Greengrass's skill in mounting these complex sequences...This is, simply put, some of the most accomplished filmmaking being done anywhere for any purpose.
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA spectacular windup toy of a thriller -- a contraption made by an artist.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttAudiences will eat it up: This is a postmillennial spy-action movie pitched to a large international audience. You hardly need subtitles.
- 90VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyA pounding, pulsating thriller that provides an almost constant adrenaline surge for nearly two hours.
- 88Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThis is the most satisfying thriller of the year, capping the Bourne trilogy.
- 80The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyYou come out of the movie both excited and soothed, as if your body had been worked on by felt-covered drumsticks.
- 80NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenFor action junkies, The Bourne Ultimatum will be like a hit of pure meth. It's bravura filmmaking in the jittery, handheld, frenetically edited Paul Greengrass style.
- 80L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorFaster and, if possible, furiouser than its predecessors.
- Greengrass and co. may have made one of the best action movies in recent memory.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe Bourne Ultimatum provides a lot more suspense and tension than "Transformers" could hope for.