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The Bourne Legacy, Movie

The Bourne Legacy 2012

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There was never just one.

Jeremy Renner (The Avengers) stars as a new CIA super-agent set in author Robert Ludlum’s Bourne universe, placed in a life-or-death situation triggered by the events of the first three films. More

Retracing the time-frame when Jason Bourne closes in on his identity in New York, a division of the US Secret Service simultaneously decides to tidy up loose ends. But experimental operative Aaron Cross (Renner) isn't willing to be discarded.

Also stars Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton. This is an original story, expanding on Ludlum's novels, written and directed by Oscar-nominee Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton), screenwriter of all three prior Bourne films. Hide

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    • BrionyJae

      I really enjoyed Jeremy Renner in Mission Impossible 4 - can't wait to see how he does here! :)

    • George

      Bourne moie without Jason Bourne.... Seems odd, but might be cool

    • Amsterdam

      Could be cool..

    • hoddy

      if it hasn't got matt in it, don't bother

    • bub

      who needz matt, this guy rocks

    • ace

      it looks call... but love the original bourne

    • Chris Simpson

      oooooo ed norton, yes please!

    • aye

      yup

    • Bob

      Looks like the previous Bourne films only with a different lead character. Had never really thought of Renner as a leading man...

    • Rossco

      Wouldn't miss it!

    • Mork

      Looks more badass than Matt Damon and that's saying something.

    • manav

      jeremy renner is the man.. but matt damon was made for bourne series... and i dont see him filling matt shoes quite well

    • ash

      nice to see a trailer. they're still filming in asia now.

    • Shiftbutton

      Boo. Keep it to the originals, none of this replacement crap.

    • notknown

      agree keep it to the original cast, this will prob be good but not the same at all.

    • Mr G

      Looks good. I think it'll be up there in quality with the others.

    • farm boy

      nothing like a good story line and a bit of violence

    • Blackbriar

      This will be stink without Damon and Greengrass directing

    • Da 1

      Hopefully he lives up 2 da franchise,Matt Damon is a hard act to follow.

    • put

      i like renner:) i think he'd do a good job, even though i hate it when a main actor is replaced.

    • R & I

      We are very disappointed that Matt Damon is not to play the lead. Hopefully the storyline will carry the change in character.

    • Bigdog

      Jeremy Renner overload

    • Mr G

      Can't wait for the prequel too, The Bourne Yesterday

    • Mark

      Even with "Jeremy Renner overload"

    • wicky

      It's not a character replacement, this guy isn't playing Jason Borne. Looks good, and im sure there will be a Matt Damon sequel.

    • Berta

      gonna watch this one

    • the hard on

      this is crap and getting out of story and change the plot of old jason, i give this one a miss

    • Spongebob

      Cant believe some of you retards think this guy is suppose to be Jason bourne. The trailer clearly tells you otherwise

    • Niko

      Hey this looks good.

    • DJKwa

      Even more excited with the possibility that both Renner and Damon as their respective characters might team-up later on.

    • reetz

      Oh hek yes, renner awesome, and agree with the teamup on the next one be awesome aye...

    • Cloudsy

      Slow to start with but nevertheless I enjoyed the film & absolutely loved it. Jeremy Renner was awesome!

    • reetz

      Renner and damon deff watch tis,

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Aaron Yap Flicks Writer

Trying to reconfigure the hugely successful Bourne series without the presence of franchise star Matt Damon is not actually a terrible idea per se: there are more top secret Bourne-like ops around the world? Sure, why not? It’s fine fodder for series extension, and I dig the way Legacy’s narrative runs concurrent to the previous installments. More

But Tony Gilroy, who wrote the first three films and has taken on directing duties here, does not make it look easy. In fact it feels like one uphill battle from the laborious, overly complicated exposition that stuffs the first reel, where the film cross-cuts awkwardly between pill-poppin’ agent Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) leaping off cliffs and wrestling wolves, distracting callbacks to previous films, and establishing new supporting characters like CIA dirty laundry guy Eric Byer (Edward Norton) and token femme sidekick Dr. Marta Shearing (Rachel Weisz).

When it finally comes to the chase, and the dots are connected, all could be forgiven if the action delivered, but it doesn’t. Gilroy tries to cop some of that shaky-cam freneticism Paul Greengrass brought to Supremacy and Ultimatum, but doesn’t stage anything as memorably insane as the car chases in those films. Renner’s a problematic lead - he’s a good, likeable actor - but Damon’s star wattage is so strong that whenever there’s a photo of Bourne on screen we’re momentarily pulled out of the film wondering where Bourne is. Hide

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on par with Matt

Brownie Nobody (?)

While a different storyline (Aaron Cross knows who he is), this new instalment of the Bourne movies is still very enjoyable. A little confusing at the begining, but with loads of action and flashbacks, it keeps you interested.. Would love to see Jason Bourne make an appearence in the next one of these movies!

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  • Reg

    Haven't seen it. But good review!

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Fantastic Action Movie

Aidan1 Flicks Superstar (?)

Jeremy Renner is fantastic at bening another agent in this awesome Action Franchise however i did not care for the violence but it was a great story and Rachel Weisz did a good job as well. 5 Stars

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Bourne there, done that...

adamatdramatrain Flicks Superstar (?)

The Bourne trilogy continues... but without Jason Bourne. Actually Matt Damon does appear - but just in a couple of still photographs, and the name 'Jason Bourne' pops up scratched onto the underside of a wooden beam. So why the fourth movie? Well, why not? As the Hollywood adage goes "If a cow gives cash, milk it for all it's worth." But the trouble's in the title and Jeremy Renner's character (Aaron Cross) is forever shadowed by memories of the three proceeding films.

Not that Renner's the problem, he's a perfectly decent actor, as his roles in 'The Avengers', 'Mission Impossible 4,' 'The Hurt Locker' and 'The Town' attest. The movie's not the issue either. It's a perfectly serviceable convoluted thriller in the "one-man-against-The-Man" genre. It's just a pretty forgettable case of "been there" (or should that be "Bourne there"?) "done that" filmmaking by Bourne-writer now turned Bourne-director, Tony Gilroy. The supporting cast (with Ed Norton as a shady suit and Rachel Weisz as his aid) have little to do and the whole enterprise is so lacking in depth, character or basic "who-gives-a-monkeys?" that, had the editing been more frenetic and the plot slightly more ludicrous, this could well have been a Michael Bay movie.

Like several recent "thrillers" (such as 'Unknown' and 'Safe'), it's perfectly enjoyable popcorn fare while it lasts, but ultimately it's a pretty forgettable and uninvolving ride.

So, when all's said and done? 'The Bourne Legacy' adds little to the, Bourne movie, um... legacy.

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Bourne again

Edmund-Woods Nobody (?)

Often gripping and with some fantastic action set pieces, including a prolonged car chase, The Bourne Legacy and is an entertaining, if not uneven, addition to the series. The film suffers for lack of a well formed villain, and characters who are rarely explored, as well as falling into the Bourne rut of rehasing the plot of the first movie over and over again. Still for all it's flaws this is a movie well worth seeing for any action fan.

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Press Reviews

A.V. Club (USA)

Gilroy does the unforgivable by turning out a lean thriller at a fatty 135 minutes, mainly by making the conspiracy plot far more complicated than it needs to be. Full review.

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The Bourne Legacy is always gripping in the moment. The problem is in getting the moments to add up. Full review.

Empire (UK)

As earnestly as they have tried to continue the formerly excellent spy series, everything Gilroy and crew concoct only serves to mock the excellence and passion with which Greengrass delivered his films. Full review.

Guardian (UK)

Jeremy Renner out-toughs Matt Damon in the fourth Bourne installment. But is the franchise already outmoded? Full review.

Hollywood Reporter

The visceral excitement is muffled by familiarity, an insufficiently conceived lead character and the sheer weight of backstory and multiple layers of deception. Full review.

Los Angeles Times

Complex, unexpected and dazzling, alternating relentless tension with resonant emotional moments. Full review.

New York Times

By the time Rachel Weisz, as a scientist called Dr. Marta Shearing, showed up in a lab coat, I stopped trying to parse every plot twist and just went with the action flow. Full review.

Rolling Stone (USA)

Gilroy stages two riveting shootouts involving Marta at work and home. And there's a killer chase scene in Manila as the bad guys try to knock Aaron and Marta off their speeding motorcycle. It's all sound and fury signifying nothing except a desperate need to feed a franchise. Full review.