Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) searches for his identity in The Bourne Ultimatum. (Jasin Boland/Universal Studios)

Bourne to run

The Bourne Ultimatum delivers smart thrills

After The Bourne Identity (2002) and The Bourne Supremacy (2004) resuscitated and reinvented the modern-day action film franchise, expectations run high for the third instalment. There’s no need to worry. The Bourne Ultimatum delivers killer intelligence and seat-popping thrills, as perpetually confused Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) races to recover his memory. Damon’s formidable performance and the wonderful, paranoia-inducing visual style of director Paul Greengrass (United 93) make for the summer’s best film.

By Katrina Onstad, CBC News

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