'Ultimatum' the best in summer of threes

From: Charleston Daily Mail | Date: August 2, 2007| Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Copyright information

The Bourne Ultimatum

(PG-13) 3 1/2 HHH

All along, they've been calling this the summer of threes - you know how "they" can be, putting things into tidy little boxes. And they focused mainly on the ballyhooed blockbusters that came out at the beginning of the summer: third installments in the "Spider-Man," "Shrek" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchises.

But now as we're creeping into August, traditionally a dumping- ground time at the movies, we have easily the best thr...

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