The Bourne film trilogy, based on a series of popular spy novels, specialized in improbable chases through exotic locales (say, Goa or Tangier) and frenetic scenes of techno-espionage intrigue. The Bourne Ultimatum, the third film, was possibly the slickest articulation of the form, showing the series’ eponymous protagonist, played by Matt Damon, confronting the shadowy U.S. agency that made him into a one-man wrecking machine. Whether leaping through the Casbah or evading the best-laid plots of the CIA, Bourne is the consummate 21st century action hero, computer savvy, brutally efficient (he’s equally deadly with a book or a hand towel) and constantly collecting new stamps in his many passports.
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