“Close” (*** out of four) was a jaggedly intense and exciting action melodrama in which a bodyguard and counter-terrorism expert (Noomi Rapace) takes a job protecting a young rich heiress (Sophie Nelisse). They initially don’t like one another but a violent kidnapping and shakedown forces them to go on the run and to both protect one another and stay alive and at the same time find out the evil conspiracies that are at work. Less-than-perfect script, with numerous “Bourne” undertones, is more than compensated by first-rate and compelling action scenes and swift direction that never stops moving. Rapace is rock-solid as usual and helps make up for script and story shortcomings.