Coyote Cinema: Bourne Legacy

[cyrano]

Up front, solid movie but the weakest of the Bournes. I didn't feel Renner had the charisma of Damon here, and we didn't get as much of the *flash* the earlier movies were good for--the tight, whipsmart combat choreography, and the almost MacGyveresque improvisations that said "this guy is preternaturally smart and quick thinking". There was less action, but there was still the tense moving of chess pieces as the rogue agent worked to stay ahead of the Agency. I loved the way the third movie was woven into this one, and I loved the way Bourne was a phantom throughout without making an appearance. I loved how Rachael Weisz was believably a civilian who still was not reduced to screaming and being saved--a hallmark of these movies. I wish I'd had the chance to rewatch the other movies first, like we did with 'Ultimatum', because I think it would have enriched the experience. The last forty-five minutes or so are a chase scene that's probably about twice as long as it needs to be, but it did put a new twist on the rooftop escape that's in every movie.
Good performances from quite a few of the cast. Suffers from high expectations of a Bourne film. 3.5 wags.

Comments

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Oh dear gods yes the last 45 minutes could have been better.
(And I thought Norton knew about the Beta, it was Keach who was all butthurt that there were super secret programmes that he wasn't in on.)

[tersa.livejournal.com]

Norton did, he was the one who snapped Keach's nose off informing him