Name: Bourne Legacy (2012)
IMDb: link to the Bourne Legacy page
Genres: Action Country of origin: USA.
Cast:
Jeremy Renner as Aaron Cross (Outcome #5), Rachel Weisz as Dr Marta Shearing, Scott Glenn as Ezra Kramer, Stacy Keach as Adm Mark Turso, Edward Norton as Eric Byer, Michael Chernus as Arthur Ingram, Corey Stoll as Zev Vendel, Donna Murphy as Dita Mandy, Dennis Boutsikaris as Terrence Ward.
Oscar Isaac as Outcome #3, Albert Finney as Dr Albert Hirsch, Louis Ozawa Changchien as LARX #3, Joan Allen as Pamela Landy, and David Strathairn as Noah Vosen.
Directed by: Tony Gilroy. Written by: Tony Gilroy, Dan Gilroy (screenplay), inspired by Robert Ludlum (books).
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| Dr Shearing, Aaron Cross |
The initial tableaux:
Aaron Cross walks through rough northern Alaskan landscape to a safe house. He gets to know his fellow member of the Outcome program, #3, before he treks off to his next destination. Aaron has been out in the cold for so long that he is short of the medical supplies that the Outcome program uses to keep him in fine fighting shape.
About the same time, large structural breakage has occurred because of the information made public by Jason Bourne and Pamela Landy. The powers that be decide to shut down the programs Treadstone, Blackbriar, and Outcome programs for creating superb warrior agents. To complete the job, these powers authorize the murders of all the agents.
Those murders include Outcome agents, in particular #3 and #5 (Aaron). Beyond that, many of the scientists who do research and monitor agents end up dead. This almost includes Dr Shearing, but not quite.
Delineation of conflicts:
Aaron escapes the first murder attempt. He regroups, knowing that his bosses are no longer his allies. He needs to find a new source for the chemicals that keep him whole.
Rachel would like to stay alive; the powers that be think she knows too much to live. Aaron connects with Rachel and presses her to help him find his chemical boost. Aaron and Rachel attempt to free Aaron from his chemical dependency, and attempt to get clear of the murderous pursuit.
The powers that be press hard to kill any and all who know too much or disgrace those with public personas, such as Pamela Landy.
Resolution: Both sides get partial success.
One line summary: Best installment of the Bourne series.
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| Three of the murdering bastards. |
Statistics:
Cinematography: 9/10 Often spectacular, occasionally grainy.
Sound: 8/10 I could hear the dialog. The music over the closing credits was excellent. For most of the film, the background music was useless.
Acting: 7/10 I liked the performances of Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Scott Glenn, Oscar Isaac, Dennis Boutsikaris, and Stacy Keach. However, the presence of the always disappointing Edward Norton and ever useless Corey Stoll almost ruined that for me.
Screenplay: 8/10 Rather good, better than the first three Bourne films. The story moved right along, and motivations were mostly clear. Normally I would rate this as 9 or 10, but the repulsive acting of Norton and Stoll blunted the clarity of the narrative.
Final Rating: 8/10
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