Saturday, April 20, 2013
The Bounre Legacy
The last time I saw Jeremy Renner he was concealed from head to foot in a bomb disposal suit and moving rather slowly in The Hurt Locker. Since the first half of this opus occurs in wintry mountainous conditions he is suitably covered here as well. However, in this opus little dust gets to settle around his feet.
The action sequences seem generated for their own sake as they are in so many other movies of this genre. The science and espionage that backgrounds the piece will go over most viewers heads. Matt Damon has never made it clear why he abandoned the franchise after 3 outings. Renner at 42 is only a year younger than the man he replaces and the six-pack and toned body are definitely missing. With his self-contained look and repressed emotions he does not encourage an audience to empathize with his character. With this movie we move dangerously close to James Bond territory without the martinis and fancy clothes.
Whatever my reservations this piece generated one billion dollars in box office revenue so it would seem the male public's appetite for testosterone-driven action-drama continues unabated.
The action sequences seem generated for their own sake as they are in so many other movies of this genre. The science and espionage that backgrounds the piece will go over most viewers heads. Matt Damon has never made it clear why he abandoned the franchise after 3 outings. Renner at 42 is only a year younger than the man he replaces and the six-pack and toned body are definitely missing. With his self-contained look and repressed emotions he does not encourage an audience to empathize with his character. With this movie we move dangerously close to James Bond territory without the martinis and fancy clothes.
Whatever my reservations this piece generated one billion dollars in box office revenue so it would seem the male public's appetite for testosterone-driven action-drama continues unabated.
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