Ack!  Lisa and I have actually seen more movies recently than my updates imply, but I tend to fairly quickly forget about them, especially by the time I get to the blog.  So, a couple of quick hits here.

About a month ago we saw The Bourne Ultimatum, the third installment of the Bourne series.  In this one, Bourne learns about who he is and how he came to be this super-spy/assassin that he is.

Lisa and I both enjoyed this.  It is sort of a “smart man’s” action film.  There is the intrigue associated with his past and how he became what he is.  And lots of action.  There were some good twists as well.  And, for all of the deadly skills Bourne has, I think he only directly kills one guy, who is trying to kill him.  That particular fight sequence was pretty damn cool.  I also liked that not all of the characters you think are going to be important survive.  Just like would happen in real life, if a person like Bourne really existed in real life, of course.

The only thing I didn’t like too much was the jittery camera.  I know why they did it, and it did give the film a bit of an edgier feel, but it also made some things hard to follow and to focus on.

Overall, I enjoyed this probably final installment of the Bourne series.  The ending was a bit disappointing, I felt, just because it maybe had too much of the standard happy Hollywood ending, but that is a minor quibble.  I definitely would recommend this movie to anyone who likes action movies.