Not impressed

Rating: 6/10 (13 August 2012)

Close Quarter Battle (CQB): The CQB scenes were too short and few, considering this is a Bourne movie. Camera panned too much and too many unfocused frames. Lots of lots of flickering but not much contents. I'd rank this category a 5 out of 10.
Jeremy Renner: He is fine actor with lots of potential in the hands of an experienced director, like Ridley Scott, Christopher Nolan or Daniel Espinosa. I feel for him in this movie, it has barely scraped the surface in terms of utilizing Jeremy's skill-set. Jeremy is very intense and directors need to exploit that. Jeremy is better than Matt Damon for playing this kind of role. It's clear cut. Matt is better for roles with much longer dialogs. And, Jeremy wields his guns significantly more realistic than Matt.
Cinematography: The motor-cycle chase is over-extended and did not contribute much to the movie. After a while, it became just noise and lots of flickering unfocused frames yet again. The visual effects is not effective.
Script: The yelling done by Rachel Weisz at her house was too excessive and again, did not serve much purpose. Some significant editing should be done in this area.
Comparisons: In comparison to other similar movies, such as Body of Lies and Safe House, this movie has not achieved its mark. I'd put the failure fully on the shoulders of the director.