Tony Gilroy wrote the screenplays for the
first three Bourne movies all based on Robert Ludlum's novels, and has now
stepped up to direct, as well as write, the latest instalment The
Bourne Legacy (2012). With the
original actor leaving the series we have a different
lead character, not Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) this time but Aaron Cross/Outcome
5. Replacing Damon with Jeremy Renner (Town
2010, The Hurt Locker 2008) has given
a new lease of life to the franchise after the rather disappointing third film The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), whose plot
line incidentally overlaps this new film.
Cross and the Doctor attempt to make their escape. |
Following public exposure by a Guardian journalist
of the Blackbriar and Treadstone programmes and the on going investigation
involving CIA Deputy Director Pamela Landy (Joan Allen) and former director of
Operation Blackbriar, Noah Vosen (David Strathairn) it's decided to close down
the complete Treadstone programme. This programme involved setting up a trained
genetically modified kill squad involving Outcome agents. Intelligence chief
Eric Byer (Edward Norton) takes the decision to not only eliminate all its
field operatives, which obviously involves Outcome 5, but also their scientific
backup team which includes Dr Marta Shearing (Rachel Weiss).
A good all round action drama, which included
a very exciting and well-staged James Bond style ‘chase’ through the crowded
streets of Manila. Ideal for passing a couple of hours on a Friday evening, and
dare I say that I found Renner’s portrayal of a Bourne agent much more
convincing than the previous incumbent?
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