The plot moves fast, is highly detailed, not completely avoiding clichés. This is not a personal story, albeit there are flashes of such it never takes over, and they got the Bourne copying out of their system hey, I love that franchise, but it does not mix with this. Thus, the charismatic villain does what he should, and bring up a debate.
A group known as The Engineers threatens terrorist attacks on US soil if they do not pull out of overseas bases. In spite of Conviction being dreck, this follows it, even leaving in the daughter, although we get good drama from the calls to her.