"The Bourne Ultimatum" and "The Simpsons Movie"

Catch up ... a few more today. Some brief thoughts on them (in no particular order).

The Bourne Ultimatum (8/10)



Matt Daman is back as Jason Bourne in the 3rd installment of the thriller series. CIA trained assassin whose lost his memory but not his touch, Bourne is still struggling with inner demons and an even deeper mystery about his origins. Like all the Bourne movies, the plot is fairly high octane without being too moronic or preposterous. It has some slick action and usually at lease one “gotcha” moment. In many ways, this film is superior to “The Bourne Supremacy” as it fills in much of the time gap at the end of that previous film and doesn’t saddle us a lot of the emotional baggage Marie’s death did in the 2nd film.

The Simpsons Movie (6/10)

The problem I have with the Simpsons as a feature is quite simple … after 23 minutes you can’t help but think “Hey, when is this episode going to end.” Still, there plenty of good gags … as only big money and Harvard graduates can deliver …