Paul Greengrass

The Profile

Paul Greengrass is a British film director and screenwriter known for documentary-like, handheld camera techniques. He directed Bloody Sunday (2002) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) and is noted for political dramas and high-energy action films.

Known for handheld, quasi-documentary cinematography and tense political dramas (e.g., Bloody Sunday) as well as directing entries in the Bourne franchise.

Two DeBaser reviews offer opposing takes: one praises Greengrass's handheld, documentary-style power in Bloody Sunday; the other criticizes his rapid-cut action approach in The Bourne Ultimatum. The collection highlights his strengths in political drama and the controversies around his frenetic action aesthetics.