I walked out after 45 minutes because nothing was happening. Went over to Total Recall to remind myself how an action movie is actually supposed to be done. Went on here to read reviews about how this could have possibly gone wrong - Damon wasn't essential to Bourne, it was the action that made and concept that made it great. It makes sense if this was a different director - he sucked and so did Renner.
The first 45 minutes of this movie probably should have been cut out.
Pros: None
Cons: - Renner is too goody two shoes to be a convincing action badass...shut the fuck up with your questions and just kill something already - He climbed fucking rocks for the first 45 minutes of an action movie - They shoot at like 10 different locations in the first 45 minutes, and it leaves you wondering why because nothing happened...why should I give 2 fucks about where this non-action is taking place in my action movie - I'm not an expert on the Bourne series but it seems like none of this bullshit was even alluded to in the first 3 - The first death occurred 41 minutes into the film...this is unacceptable for an action movie (or almost any movie for that matter). Time to first death is a key indicator of movie pacing, and 41 minutes means there's probably at least 30 minutes of unnecessary shit that they made you watch
I hope this bombs bad. Bring back somebody who can film action.