9.08.2012
The Bourne Legacy
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Side story of the Bourne trilogy
Overall Grade: B+
This story takes place at the same time the other Bourne movies are happening (though I'm not sure exactly when in those movies since it's been several years since I saw them). Aaron Cross is part of another program, similar to the one Jason Bourne was in, which has enhanced his physical & mental abilities. After surviving an attempt to eliminate him in the backwoods of Alaska, Aaron makes his way back to the U.S. and tracks down a scientist who used to do lab work on him in order to find the medicine necessary to keep his abilities. Turns out this lady, Dr. Marta Shearling, is also on the hit list of the shadow government agencies, so the two strike out across the globe hoping to keep themselves alive.
I like the chemistry between Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) and Dr. Shearling (Rachel Weisz). Not quite romance yet, but you can see it's heading there. (Sequel anyone?)
Aaron is also written well so that he's intelligent, but also a person with a scene of humor. Smiles make Renner's face 100% better. The writer(s) also have to qualms with making Dr. Shearling a doctor who is a biologist and not a people doctor. Refreshing to see non-science people recognize that just because someone does science on the human body doesn't mean they have a medical degree!
Labels: genre: action, media: movie, series: Bourne
