The plot is weak, even though it's directed by Tony Gilroy who wrote the screenplay for The Bourne Ultimatum. If you believe that all human beings can be engineered and programmed, including soldiers and spys, then anything goes. The movie has very little to do with the previous Bourne stories within the franchise, and it looks like a major stretch naming the movie after Jason Bourne. It becomes worst when the protagonists have to fly to Manila just to find the right medical fix for Aaron Cross played by Renner. This is just another lame excuse to shoot action scenes in an exotic city with a ton of traffic and crowds!
If the plot is weak, the screenplay is even worse. After a lot of life-threatening fighting and escape incidents, is the best line for the protagonists reduced to a plain "Are you ok?" It's insulting for Rachel Weisz (who plays a doctor) to be given such a bimbo role and weak lines in the movie. I never understood why a Cambridge University graduate like Weisz would have taken on such a crappy role. And what a waste of acting talent to put Ed Norton in his villanous role as retired Col. Eric Byer?
But watching Jeremy Renner is really the focus of the entire flick. If you like him, then it's definitely worth your while because you won't care about the length of the movie and the imbecilic screenplay and ridiculous plot. If you don't like this actor, then really there's no point. The cinematography is stunning, though, throughout the entire movie, particularly the winter scenes shot in Alberta.
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