Movie Review: "Bourne Legacy"

This is the 4th installation of the Bourne cycle based on the Robert Ludlum series. Jeremy Renner, of “The Hurt Locker” fame, plays Blackstone program’s “Agent Number Five.” The program creator, Eric Byer, is played by Ed Norton who is bent on destroying all evidence of the program and its agents. Rachel Weisz plays Blackstone researcher, Dr. Marta Shearing who is accidently spared assassination- only to be paired with Number Five in a globe spanning fight for survival against Byer. Renner more than carries on in his role as mind altered super agent as played in the previous films by Matt Damon. The action scenes are well filmed- and unlike the previous movies, slowed to the point of visual comprehension. Aside from mild profanity, this movie could have almost circumvented its PG-13 rating.