Review: The Bourne Ultimatum

I was able to pop in to a theater this weekend to check out The Bourne Ultimatum. Simply put, it is everything we have come to expect from this cool franchise that makes James Bond seem very, very old. A fast paced, interesting, hold-on-to-your-seat thriller in a real-world setting with fascinating twists and methods.... So generally speaking, I give the Bourne Ultimatum a strong thumbs up for sheer entertainment. I do have a few areas of criticism:
* In too many scenes the camera was so tight in on the action that the effects began to lose impact. I certainly enjoy that shaky, hand-held extreme-close-up style of camera work sporadically throughout the film, but it backfires when an overdose is delivered, almost triggering a migraine for the average viewer (maybe it's my age).
* I could do without the preachy doses of political correctness where the general message is that our guys are just as bad as the terrorists, and that our methods are morally equivalent to the terrorists. Fortunately, the PC was countered from time to time with comments like "we saved 5,000 Londoners using this tactic last month." That did help counter some of the PC crap and put things in the proper perspective, but I hope that the creators of this fascinating, complex character will try to avoid preachy messages in the future Bourne adventures, or at least balance the politics out a bit more.

But once again, the Bourne Ultimatum is fun and well worth the ticket price. Go see it if you have a chance.