unnecessary but worth a look

Rating: Null/10 (12 August 2012)

Now pay close attention: despite what the title says this is not a fourth entry that further chronicles the journey of Jason Bourne; instead this is a stand-alone film that exists in the same "realm" as the original Bourne series and features some of the same characters and circumstances. This time around the protagonist is Aaron Cross (Renner), a member of a CIA black ops program who becomes a marked man after the program overseer (Norton) decides to eliminate all assets, that is until Cross acquires help from a reluctant scientist (Weisz), thus making them both a target. Not as tense or engaging as you'd like it to be, with a plot that's often too convoluted for its own good, but fairly effective at times thanks to good pacing, inventive action scenes/stunts, and solid work from Renner and Weisz. **½