The Bourne Ultimatum

Continuity mistake: When Nicky is first seen in the movie, with Bourne pointing a gun at her, her hair changes between shots.

Continuity mistake: During the fight scene between Bourne and Desh in the bathroom, Bourne's watch keeps disappearing and reappearing on his left arm.

gregsalamone

Continuity mistake: At the end of the movie, in the flashback when Bourne recalls his training process several years ago, Hirsch looks younger, but Bourne looks just like the present date, with an edgy and thin face, opposite to the round-childish face that he had then (which we are reminded of during all the movie via photos in his portfolio).

Sacha

Continuity mistake: During the shooting in the parking garage, it's a Chrysler that rounds the corner, but as it approaches Bourne, he shoots at a Ford Crown Victoria.

gregsalamone

Plot hole: Landy uses the code 4/15/71 to point Bourne to the training site address. But how does he know it is on the East side?

Factual error: After the shooting in Waterloo Station police officers run to the scene blowing their whistles. British police officers haven't used or been issued whistles for many years.

Necrothesp

Factual error: When the first assassin drives to Waterloo station to take out Simon Ross and Bourne, he is driving a BMW 3 series with a 2006 UK licence plate. However the events in this film are meant to follow on six weeks after the previous film, which make it still set in 2004.

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Suggested correction: Nowhere in either of the first 3 Bourne films indicate the year they are taking place.

aassed

Technically, there is a timeline. You may have to watch the films again, and read up on when production for each film began and wrapped. The Bourne Identity was filmed between October 2000, and Spring/Summer 2001 (Greece scenes). Supremacy (With the exception of the New York ending which was filmed two weeks prior to the release) was filmed between October 2003, and March 2004 Ultimatum was filmed between October 2006 and March 2007 (which explains the snow seen in New York) Identity takes place in the winter of 2000, while Supremacy is set two years later, with Ultimatum taking place six weeks after he escaped Moscow. Legacy takes place around the same time as Ultimatum, and the last Bourne film (Jason Bourne) is set ten years after the events of the Supremacy/Ultimatum timeline.

The year of filming can't be used as indication of when films are set.

Jon Sandys

Other mistake: In the paper file regarding Project Blackbriar Jason Bourne's bloodtype is noted as A+, but on David Webb's dogtags it's O-. Since David Webb is his real identity, O- must be his real blood type. If Bourne was injured and known to have blood type A+ (as it is stated in the docs), the person treating him would believe he was capable of receiving A+, A-, O+ and O-. However, since his real blood type is O-, he is compatible with type O- exclusively. So this would mean a 75% chance of receiving the wrong blood type in an emergency.

Jacob La Cour

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Suggested correction: This is not a movie mistake. Documents made for a new identity would have details changed to mislead. Moreover, if he is wounded in the field and needs a transfusion, no-one is going to be searching for blood type on files, they'd use plasma, O - or do a test on the spot.

Revealing mistake: When Bourne jumps through the glass window during the rooftop chase, it is very obvious that the glass shatters before Bourne crashes through it.

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Continuity mistake: In Madrid Bourne calls the emergency line and says he's in 334 Norte street, which triggers cops to show up. When Bourne arrived at the building he looked at the door and it was a 2 digit number which one can faintly see it starts with a 1. (The filming location took place at number 10 Virgen de los Peligros street).

Sacha

Character mistake: In London when Bourne runs down the escalators the camera follows him from behind. All the people act normal except for a man that turns around right when the camera man is about to pass by next to him.

Sacha

Factual error: The double decker bus in the Waterloo (York Road) scene has the number 43 on it. Paul Greengrass told the driver to put any number up on the front destination blind. The 43 does not go to Waterloo Station, but goes to London Bridge Station.

Pamela Landy: Enjoy your egg whites.

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Trivia: In the Tangier chase scene, Nicky and Desh are seen pushing past the citizens. These are not extras, Tangier was too crowded and the flow of the people was hard to control, hence the two actors are genuinely pushing through the crowd.

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Question: Anyone know how he got into Noah's office towards the end? I saw him go up the stairs, but it appears he would need a key card to get in without breaking anything.

Answer: Knowing Bourne, he must have had a keycard on his person. Remember that Landy guided Bourne back to the CIA New York Headquarters; she could have easily slipped a keycard in the Taxi Cab when Bourne was being picked up at the airport. All he would have to do then is avoid being detected by using the fire exits (hence going through the back).

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