The Bourne Legacy
There Was Never Just One
Release Date: Friday, August 10, 2012
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The narrative architect behind the Bourne film series, Tony Gilroy, takes the helm in the next chapter of the hugely popular espionage franchise that has earned almost $1 billion at the global box office: The Bourne Legacy. The writer/director expands the Bourne universe created by Robert Ludlum with an original story that introduces us to a new hero (Jeremy Renner) whose life-or-death stakes have been triggered by the events of the first three films.
Studio:
Universal Pictures
Director:
- Tony Gilroy
Cast:
- Jeremy Renner
- Rachel Weisz
- Oscar Isaac
- Stacey Keach
- Joan Allen
- Albert Finney
- Edward Norton
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bookishbelle
The movie was entertaining and enjoyable with Renner as a brilliant rouge spy. However the story line was lacking with a very unfulfilling ending. I agree with Pietro, if you havent seen the previous films, you will not enjoyable this film as much as fans of the franchise.
Pietro Filipponi
Managing Editor
As a fan of the last three Bourne films I found The Bourne Legacy to be a decent action romp but not a return to form for the franchise. The now standardized manhunt scenes, where government operatives go to great lengths to track down and eliminate their "rogue" agent, felt repetitive and lacked necessary tension. If you haven't seen the previous trilogy you'll probably feel rather lost here and the ending wasn't as rewarding as I'm used to.
On the positive side Renner was fantastic, which assuaged doubt that the franchise could survive without Matt Damon in the lead. His chemistry with Weisz was both believable and enjoyable to watch. I'd love to see him return for a sequel with a meatier script, or even one where he and Damon team up.