A set up for a sequel without it being satisfying

Rating: 6/10 (13 August 2012)

Now I wasn't really hyped about this sequel or anything like that but had some expectations. Cause the past 3 Bourne movies were actually good. With good amount of action and intelligent that can get more convoluted than it has to but it's still a great action franchise. Now this one doesn't have Jason Bourne(Matt Damon) in it, since he probably declined the offer to be in this sequel. And is now replaced by Jeremy Renner as Aaron Cross. And there is also Rachel Weisz as the tag along girl for the main guy on the run from a big corporation that wants them both dead. Now the acting from the two including Edward Norton is spot on good. Edward Norton is the new head of Treadstone after Alexander Conklin. And he barks orders most of the way through in this. This whole movie is basically the bad guys trying to cover things up and get rid of any loose ends, even if it means killing people. The other Bourne movies were the same but this one is more direct about it, while lacking the cleverness of the previous movies. When this movie ends however it feels like it's missing quite a bit. It's a Bourne movie but it just didn't seem to have enough action as well. Leaving room for sequels is alright as long as the movie is satisfying but that isn't the case here. It just felt like a set up for the next movie in this franchise without it being satisfying. A good way to leaver room for a sequel is when the movie itself is satisfying but you anticipate and crave for the next movie. That just isn't the case for this one. The story in this isn't even as intelligent as it tries to make it seem. Overall this movie isn't terrible but for a Bourne movie, it doesn't have much to make it stand out.
6/10