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The Bourne Legacy
PG (SINGAPORE)
2012
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The Bourne Legacy
Positive Reviews
121
Negative reviews
59
Average Rating
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2.0
The Bourne Legacy rebottles much of the chemistry that Damon and Franka Potente shared in the first film, like an us against the world Stockholm syndr ..
Av Club
3.0
Gilroy, who as a screenwriter has shaped the movie saga from the beginning, trades the wired rhythms established in the past two episodes by Paul Gree ..
EW
3.1
The Bourne Legacy is the story of a man who needs some medication and spends the whole movie trying to get it.This is good medicine.
Rogerebert
3.0
This is an often riveting movie that manages to stand alone and tall, too referencing what came before just enough to give die hard fans a sense of ho ..
Common Sense Media
1.5
Subbing character actor Jeremy Renner into a franchise that requires Matt Damon caliber magnetism, series scribe Tony Gilroy takes over the helming du ..
Variety
1.8
I dont think Damons departure inherently needs to signal the death knell of this franchise, but if this is the best Gilroy who is a wildly talented wr ..
We Got This Covered
2.0
In box office terms, the Bourne legacy is safe, but there are doubts about its creative sustainability.
Time Out
3.0
Its topped by a dangerous looking motorcycle chase that must count as one of the movies finest.
Time Out
3.1
Theres exactly one, and no more than one, thrilling sequence in The Bourne Legacy, the fourth installment of the indefatigable franchise.
3.8
Gilroy has brought characteristic taste and skill to a nearly impossible task: embracing the past without completely erasing it, thereby creating an i ..
4.5
To this end, the action doesnt aim for cathartic thrills, but instead mostly a sense of panicked identification.
Screen Daily
1.5
The set pieces in Legacy arent bad (one features a particularly memorable kill); theyre just not as good as what came before.
Collider
1.5
Right from the get go, the film doesnt work because theres no driving engine.
Collider
2.0
This cynicism always has been at the cold heart of the series, and the appeal was that Damons Bourne was always a match for it.
The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
The Bourne Legacy is bedeviled by the same kind of overly fussed, jigsaw puzzle plotting as those films Gilroy dodges narrative clarity like its whiff ..
3.2
Rewatched in 2012, the trilogy holds upa modern action thriller classic.Legacy is a fine pseudo rebootmostly setup but good enough to warrant a sequel ..
Paste Magazine
3.0
Unless America is really that stuck on Matt Damon in the Bourne franchise, I see no reason that Renners work here shouldnt make him a star.
E Film Critic
4.0
How could a Bourne movie possibly function without Jason Bourne in the middle of it
Telegraph
2.0
Jason Bourne is the ultimate celluloid spy for the 21st century: a memory addled, perfectly sculpted killing machine for whom fear is not an option.
Telegraph
4.0
Complex, unexpected and dazzling, alternating relentless tension with resonant emotional moments, this is an exemplary espionage thriller that has a s ..
1.3
But wait, theres more: Theres a workplace massacre.What would an action movie be without one of those
San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
Being kind, you might say Legacy lacks its own identity.The reality is, this shit really has metastasised.
3.0
The Bourne Legacy arrives as the promised continuation of a mega franchise, but its worth remembering that even Jason Bourne had humble origins.
Cinema Blend
3.0
That makes this unusually intelligent series a good match for him, and he rises to the occasion.
Ny Daily News
4.0
My only real beef with THE BOURNE LEGACY is that it ends very abruptly.
JoBlo
3.0
However, does the final film defy the naysayers and live up to the lofty bar set by the original trilogy delivering the same visceral action and sharp ..
Screen Rant
3.8
All of which is disappointing, given how well screenwriter Gilroy orchestrated the odd socks romance between Russell Crowe and Meg Ryan in Proof of Li ..
The Globe And Mail
3.8
A momentum driven thriller that depends less on star power than on epic action sequences.
Philly
3.0
This thriller shows how the espionage game has changed thanks to advances in science and technology.
Spirituality And Practice
2.5
Will come as a major disappointment for those who enjoyed the earlier trilogy, a mostly plodding chase movie that revs up too infrequently and then no ..
One Guys Opinion
2.5
The Gilroys co writer/director Tony, writer Dan dont kill or wreck The Bourne Legacy. But this Treadstone retread just treads water, and thats no way ..
Rogers Movie Nation
2.0
Its nicely done, but the franchise has lost most of its punch by overstaying its welcome and just giving us the same old, same old.
Sover
3.1
The Bourne Legacy is one of Alfred Hitchcocks refrigerator movies, in that it succeeds pretty well in the moment but starts to fall apart when conside ..
ReelViews
3.0
The appearance of The Bourne Legacy isnt a surprise, yet the fact that it doesnt star Matt Damon is, finding the producers scrambling to redirect the ..
Blu Ray
2.5
There is a long expositional slog of trying to connect the movie to its predecessors, and it does the material no favors.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
The pristine lab setting accentuates both its coldness of purpose and resultant horrors.
2.5
Its an admittedly familiar premise thats primarily employed to exceedingly positive (and downright enthralling) effect by writer/director Gilroy, as t ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
It doesnt have a satisfactory conclusion, but it does leave the door wide open for more sequels, which, I guess, is the whole point of this empty exer ..
Lariat
2.0
The rather serious and businesslike film offers a handful of intense action scenes and some satisfying spy vs spy combat, Renner proving himself more ..
Eric Ds Nider
3.0
Theres a tense shoot out in Weiszs home and a motorbike chase finale through Manilas crowded streets that delivers big on thrills.
Radio Times
4.5
Its a movie really for people who crave spy games and cat and mouse thrillers.
Screen It
3.1
When are solid action, good actors and only a semiidiotic spy plot not good enough for summer movie escapism
Rolling Stone
3.0
But this movie only rarely captures the hard edged realism tinged with real emotion that characterised the Matt Damon trilogy.
Shadows On The Wall
2.5
Peter Farrellys first foray into drama, Green Book, is simplistic in its message for examining racism, but maybe that simplicity serves as the sugar c ..
Pop Matters
2.0
This time out, for unfathomable reasons, its about 60/40, making for an oft tedious glob of exposition thats only occasionally interspersed with breat ..
The Wrap
3.0
The Bourne Continuation (as they might as well have called it) is enjoyable enough thanks to decent action sequences and strong performances from Renn ..
View London
1.9
This is a talky, draggy thriller, muddled by flashbacks and woefully low on action.
News Day
2.0
Beginning more or less where The Bourne Ultimatium left off, The Bourne Legacy is interrupted from time to time for news bulletins about the search fo ..
New York Post
2.0
Ultimately Gilroy delivers a big, expensive production that has the look and feel, if not the heart, of a blockbuster.
Film Journal International ..
3.0
Taken on its own terms, The Bourne Legacy is a pretty good action thriller.
Az Central
3.1
Dont expect the series to be back for a fifth movie, either.It ran out of brain.
Boston
4.0
This is strong casting.Weisz brings gravity and a palpable sense of fear.
Smh
2.0
The Bourne Legacy is fantasy of U.S. government ruthlessness worthy of the Tea Party Film Club.
Npr
5.0
Tony Gilroy, the screenwriter for every installment, steps confidently to the directors chair.
Star Tribune
4.5
But still: if someone wants to remake Charly, please cast Renner.)
2.5
The Bourne Legacy (out of 4) A Manila set motorcycle chase late in the proceedings nearly saves The Bourne Legacy from inertia.( Mary Cybulski / Unive ..
Toronto Star
3.0
Gilroy is an intelligent writer but he is not a technically skillful action director, and so he tries to compensate with a detailed but not very invol ..
Emanuellevy
2.0
Reeking of a desperate attempt to keep a valuable franchise afloat, this disappointing fourth Bourne film is written and directed by the screenwriter ..
Guardian
3.0
It would not be Bourne without a bit of rooftop parkour across rickety tin buildings somewhere in the developing world, and this Bourne stays loyal to ..
Guardian
3.8
But, that is precisely what works best in the Bourne films: a striking sense of verisimilitude laid on top of popcorn exuberance.
Q Network
2.0
Sometimes when it manages to rise above tedious, it can be quite entertaining.
Cinema Crazed
2.0
But the movies last hour or so squanders these rich narrative possibilities in an incoherently plotted, generically action packed anticlimax.
Slate
4.0
So how do you make a Bourne movie without Bourne.Writer and director Tony Gilroy, who penned all three previous episodes, has come up with an elegant ..
Flim List
4.5
I suppose its a bit picky to complain about the keyboard clatter of date and time stamps that pop up on the screen, but it signals a deeper laziness o ..
3.0
Susan Grangers review of The Bourne Legacy (Universal Pictures) Can a Bourne action adventure succeed without Jason Bourne.Thats the hope behind this ..
Susang Ranger
2.0
Greengrass perfected a mood of harried realism and breathless paranoia.
New Yorker
2.5
Bourne Legacy: Franchise weakens as it branches off Its not really a prequel.Nor is it a sequel.
Chicago Tribune
3.5
Then there is Renner, who doesnt suffer from any of the personality loss that plagued poor Jason Bourne.
Bullz-Eye
4.5
Bourne fan fiction. But its the rare sort of good fanfic: utterly inconsequential, of course, but a whole lotta fun. Its a turn your brain off popcorn ..
Flickfilosopher
2.0
Mind you, one must admire their decision to end the film in the manner of a Roger Moore era Bond romp.
The Irish Times
5.0
The results may not be perfect, but theyre good enough to provide the kind of action and storytelling that Bourne fans expect.
Blogs Indie Wire
4.5
While The Bourne Legacy may not soar, its as solid as the rock at its center: Renner.
Blogs Indie Wire
2.5
The story of Jason Bourne tied up satisfyingly in The Bourne Ultimatum, making Legacy merely an unnecessary (and mostly unsuccessful) footnote.
Las Vegas Weekly
2.0
But the operations exposure threatens to reveal the entire iceberg, so Byer sets about sinking it so deep that it will never be found.
The Atlantic
2.0
Because this one is just the boring legacy of their original achievement.
Standard
2.5
Compiled with more than 40 hours of interviews with Coach Wooden, learn about the man behind the coach.
Tony Medley
2.0
Their carefully executed escape out of the U.S. to Manila has plenty of gritty intrigue to keep your attention.
Coles Mithey
3.0
Gilroy keeps the Bourne mythology firmly intact while moving it forward, and leaves the door open for just about anything in the future.
Detroit News
3.0
Despite bringing in new characters, themes and relationshipsand a new creative teamThe Bourne Legacy definitely feels of a piece with the films that h ..
4.0
The Bottom Line: An intriguing start to another possible franchise thats well on par with the original Bourne Identity in terms of ideas and storytell ..
2.5
And it can be said for Gilroy and The Bourne Legacy that they do a decent job of convincing us that, for over two hours, were watching something other ..
Groucho Reviews
2.0
For weve had word for quite some time that Jason Bourne was not showing up for the next movie.Nevertheless, The Bourne Legacy desperately invokes the ..
Herald Sun
2.0
The movies ending isnt especially satisfying, leaving one with the impression that the filmmakers have huffed, puffed and blown down a lot of houses w ..
Movie Habit
0.6
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it.
Film Freak Central
3.8
The fourth installment of the highly successful Bourne series sees the return of the franchises screenwriter, Tony Gilroy, this time stepping into the ..
Movies Tv Guide
3.0
His first appearance is a deliberate echo of the opening of the very first Bourne movie, and hes working in a similar field.Cross is not like Jason Bo ..
The Age
3.0
Along the way there are a number of action set pieces including a bravura chase through Manila on foot and on motorcycle that plays out like a game of ..
Maki At The Movies
3.0
The final chaotic sequence, while both impressively staged and wildly unrealistic, arrives too late to correct the lackluster pacing from before.
3.0
How doesnt really matter, does it states Nortons Byer at one point during the film.
Cine Vue
4.0
Somehow, for all its virtues, Legacy doesnt have the sense of being seen for the first time.Its game all the way, it has some applause moments for the ..
Varia Gate
3.8
This is easily my least favorite film in the series, but will eagerly see another Bourne film, especially if it features Bourne and a different direct ..
Three Movie Buffs
3.0
The globetrotting is reined in, the mayhem at each stop just as exciting.
Tamp A Bay
3.1
The Bourne Legacy is an odd combination of sequel, spinoff and reboot.
Kansas City
3.0
Instead, it carries you along with high energy.Our hero isnt running on pure adrenalin, though.
Digital Spy
3.8
Even if Legacy may feel like more of the same chronological criss crossing and ultra high clearance levels and blah blah blah, its great when a franch ..
Red Eye Chicago
2.5
The Bourne Legacy may wind up being remembered as the New Coke of the Bourne franchise. Its really not all that much different, but its likely to leav ..
Stl Today
3.8
It bodes well for the future of the franchise that Renner and Wesiz share not only a gripping predicament but something more important: chemistry.
Stl Today
2.0
If this movie were its own animal it would have a shot at being good.Its franchise contortions ruin it.
Screen Crush
1.3
The X Men Origins: Wolverine or Exorcist II: The Heretic of the Bourne series, a low rent, low voltage rehash with each new idea offered up being a ba ..
Dustin Put Man
2.5
Its too bad that Universal wasnt content with merely letting amnesiac superspy Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) end his saga with dignity.
Ar Kansas Online
3.8
Without being remotely realistic ... has a crunch that nonetheless feels authentic.
Larsen On Film
4.5
Those movies set a standard for the spy thriller, in terms of blending real suspense with sharp intelligence and lean, stripped down action.
Hollywood And Fine
2.5
Jeremy Renners franchise worthy action man performance breathes life into Tony Gilroys over complicated and cold espionage thriller The Bourne Legacy.
Matts Movie Reviews
2.0
No one wanted this. Not even lapsed Christians sought to be Bourne again.
Patriot Ledger
3.0
Manages at one and the same time to feel very propulsive without actually going anywhere in particular or having much of a point.
Antagony & Ecstasy
3.8
Jeremy Renner finally gets his due in this well crafted and entirely satisfying entry in the sturdy spy franchise.
Big Picture Big Sound
3.8
1 of 6 View Caption This film image released by Universal Pictures shows Jeremy Renner as Aaron Cross in a scene from The Bourne Legacy.
Sltrib
3.1
While theres really nothing that happens that isnt textbook action flick, Weisz and Renner both work together to make this film quite a bit better tha ..
3.0
Its the ideal combination for anyone who loves a good conspiracy thriller.
The Film Pie
1.5
Chasing Chems One of the things thats appealing about the Bourne movies is that theyve always aimed for more realism than your typical spy fi movie.
Io9 Gizmodo
3.8
These franchise films are best when they feature working actors such as Renner.
Js Online
3.0
Bourne 4 Synopsis When a plan is put into motion by a top secret government program to wipe out all the genetically modified killers it created, one s ..
Movie Web
3.5
To that end, there are some elements of The Bourne Legacy that feel a bit too much like the less accomplished sibling of a successful older brother bu ..
Hollywood Chicago
3.0
It wont provide the cinematic jolt that many are looking for in a Bourne film.
Cinemix Tape
3.5
The odds are undeniably against the franchise screenwriter turned director with this one.
Shockya
3.0
The action is delivered at a fast pace and often ferociously, its plot lines tangled beyond sense.
Sbs
4.0
Though it most certainly is a cash grab of sorts, the amount of effort spent making sure The Bourne Legacy remains credible is to be commended.
The Shiz Nit
2.5
That is, until Greengrass left the project and Damon promptly followed, leaving it to series scribe Tony Gilroy to direct a new Bourne like protagonis ..
What Culture
2.0
When the action does come, infrequently, as this isnt as well paced as previous entries, the movie shifts up a gear, but the climatic chase, though ex ..
The Ooh Tray
2.0
The films first half is terrifically gripping, and contains a couple of heart stopping suspense sequences that are the equal for anything else in the ..
What So
4.5
Renners Cross isnt as angsty as Damons troubled Bourne, which means he isnt so compelling a protagonist, but when it comes to bruising combat he certa ..
What So
1.5
Renners Aaron Cross races to get his fix, in what seems like an overblown metaphor for the ideal viewers addiction to chasing the Bourne dragon. No mo ..
Film 4
2.5
Sometimes the movie is convincing as a fun, competent, thrilling blockbuster, with thoughtful performances from the main trio.
Streaming Quickflix
3.1
Action sequences run hot and cold: A battle inside Martas home is superbly orchestrated, but a chase through Manila is overbaked, particularly when on ..
Clclt
2.5
It struggles (ironically) to establish its own identity. Bourne himself, it turns out, casts too great a shadow.
Jam! Movies
2.0
Lets face it, actor Jeremy Renner doesnt have quite the same emotional range as Matt Damon so this Jason Bourne less sequel to the popular spy trilogy ..
East Bay Express
3.0
But overall, The Bourne Legacy moves on, and takes us on a spirited journey.Stow your baggage, and its a trip well worth taking.
Tony Mack
3.5
Gilroy brings a calmness and a smartness to the summer action movie, and it was a welcome diversion.
Fat Guys At The Movies
3.0
Legacy intact! The Bourne Legacy ensures weve not seen the end of the franchise just yet.
Concrete Play Ground
3.0
Weisz is solid if unspectacular, as is Norton: a rare treat, these days, to see him grace a studio picture of this magnitude.
The National
2.0
But Gilroys steadier hand pays dividends too, particularly since hes so fond of complex, interesting compositions. (
Film Blather
2.0
I suppose it could be said that The Bourne Legacy isnt exactly the picture that fans of this billion dollar franchise were expecting, except that I su ..
Tiny Url
3.0
The film is too well made and too well paced to reek of cynicism...But rather than leaving you yearning for yet more Bourne, this exhausting fourth in ..
Tiny Url
2.0
The Bourne Legacy has no compelling reason to be, except as a continuing geyser of profits.
Entertainment Time
4.5
Jeremy Renners stock in trade is a regular looking joe who radiates a powerful undercurrent of danger. Given the new storyline, Renner is a perfect re ..
Theepoch Times
3.8
Whether you like The Bourne Legacy depends on what you think about link movies.
Qc Times
3.1
Renner projects too much complexity to be an action hero, and he and Weisz have no chemistry ...
Boston Phoenix
3.1
Its a mostly unnecessary addition to the smart, exciting Bourne trilogy.
Sf Examiner
3.0
It just isnt gripping and the story mechanics dont hold up to close scrutiny.
Assignment X
4.5
OVERALL There are bigger stakes with The Bourne Legacy, even if the film feels smaller than what came before it.Whether you call this a reboot, extens ..
The Scorecard Review
2.8
All we get is two hours of talk, interrupted by the occasional violence and a painfully truncated ending that leaves the door open for The Bourne What ..
Spectrum Culture
2.0
This film feels like Gilroy is saying this is how I would have done it.
Graffiti With Punctuation
3.0
What the shelf life is for a movie series is hard to calculate.The Bourne Legacy chugs along efficiently enough were it a brand new movie but even it, ..
Honey Cutts Hollywood
2.0
The Bourne Legacy may not be the thriller the first three films managed to be.
Movie Chambers
2.0
There comes a point at which you have enhanced soldiers fighting with non enhanced people stuck in the middle...where youre just remaking Terminator 2 ..
Need Coffee
4.5
Most importantly of all, it delivered a satisfying and resolutely fitting end to Jason Bournes story.
Sky
3.0
Stellar photography and effects cannot quite make up for the staleness of the series and the flatness of the principal character when compared to Matt ..
Compuserve
3.0
Its not bad, just familiar and not as blood pumping as the Paul Greengrass directed Bournes of yore.
Richard Crouse
3.8
I was hooked and then it left me a bit flat at the end. Maybe Im just spoiled because of The Avengers where I always want to see someone team up or go ..
Schmoes Know
4.5
One analyst spits out that hes Treadstone without the inconsistencies. It seems that Legacy is Bourne with some added in.
Film.com
2.0
While the results are mostly entertaining, this is the weakest and least thrilling addition to the Bourne series.
Metro Times
1.0
This franchise is going to have to come up with something pretty special if it hopes to limp past this miserable entry.
Little White Lies
2.5
The action chases are varied, lengthy and, with the exception of a few dizzying moments, executed with great technical skill.
Ut Sandiego
3.0
It would make sense since Gilroy wrote the screenplay for The Bourne Identity and this one.Whenever the camera is stationary and Gilroy gives the film ..
Eclipse Magazine
3.5
As a stand alone action thriller its well made and often pretty entertaining, but it may disappoint that summer popcorn market clambering for the same ..
Hey U Guys
3.5
...there are excellent performances and a few really first rate suspense set pieces...
MSN Movies
2.0
Walked away from The Bourne Legacy wondering if this is a strong enough film to support an ongoing franchise. Im not sure it can.
2.5
The Bourne Legacy is proof that if they dont bring Matt Damon back, this franchise is going nowhere.
3.0
Renner is a superb choice for an action hero, with easy charisma, intelligence, and mad fighting skills.
Movie Mom
3.3
The result is a convoluted back end story thats grouted around whats happened before, but is essentially the tale of a brutal clean and cover up.
Movie Line
3.0
Its a fine line to walk and The Bourne Legacy keeps its balance admirably but it hardly matches the spectacle of its predecessors.
Standard Net Au
4.5
Gilroy has made one weird ass movie; the film feels like its building up to a big climax and then it just ends.This is obviously franchise filmmaking ..
Bad Ass Digest
4.5
Structurally, yes, its loaded with all the lies, schemes and high tech trickery that are staples of the espionage genre. But a deeper, more individual ..
Huffing Ton Post
3.0
It falters a little bit and its really just an effort to keep a lucrative franchise alive without its iconic star, but it still seems to have plenty o ..
The Mercury
2.0
To hell with storytelling.This is the first Bourne movie in which the story is just a scaffolding on which to stage the latest Bourne style action sce ..
Looking Closer
3.0
Like the films that preceded it, this is a movie that, even its (brief) quieter passages, is all about momentum.
Stardem
4.5
The Bourne Legacy may not have the fresh spark of its preceding trilogy Gilroy is obviously going for a more sombre tone but Renner is full of what sm ..
Bangkok Post
2.0
The result is a newly revived spy movie franchise and the best big budget action film of the summer.
Blog Oregonlive
2.5
For folks of my generation, its the opposite of Moe hammering a crayon up Homers nose.Theres about half of a good movie here.
Blogs Houston Press
3.0
Without more of an emotional stake, the film cant convince us to pay closer attention.
Mania.com
3.0
But a weak Bourne film is still a pretty solid piece of entertainment.
Fox News
2.0
Although it is frustrating enough that it leaves a weird well now I have to see the sequel just to make that worth it feeling.
Cines Nark
2.5
Its undoubtedly one of the best chase sequences of any movie this year, a real gem of cinematography, stunt work and editing.
American Profile
3.8
This latest Bourne doesnt send adrenaline surging the way Ultimatum did, but its still a tense, well acted thrill ride.
Rss Feeds Usa Today
3.1
The Bourne Legacy is competently made, features a rugged hero and packs a few visceral wallops. Its also a wholly unnecessary extension of the Bourne ..
Big Hollywood
3.1
Disappointing recycling of bits from older Bourne movies with an unnecessarily complicated, slow to get going and even by Bourne standards unbelievabl ..
Ohio
0.6
They really should promote it as The Bourne Legacy starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz and a photo of Matt Damon We Will Show Every 5 Minutes To Make ..
2.0
Gilroy has been around the franchise from the start, and he finds a satisfying medium between the previous directors disparate styles, the cool jazz t ..
Dallas News
2.5
The Bourne Legacy is ... the cinematic equivalent of an NFL Pro Bowl exciting, but after a while all the offense becomes a tad tiresome and repetitiou ..
Jc Online
4.0
The ending suggests a sequel, and why not Id watch Renner again, though Id still prefer it if Damon and Greengrass returned.
1.5
Renner seemed the perfect actor with whom to revamp the series; hes not pretty, but hes attractive; hes not bulked up, but theres a coiled, under the ..
Eugene Weekly
2.0
This feels like a subplot of the previous chapter that was left on the cutting room floor, because it was pointless and stupid.Sometimes, a franchise ..
Tucson Weekly
3.8
Since The Bourne Legacys non ending leaves the franchise in need of a real finale, it would be great if Damon signs back up and joins Renner for one l ..
Atlantic City Weekly
3.0
The movie is competently made and intelligently conceived; more than anything, this is a movie that desperately wants to be considered Intelligent Ent ..
Deads
2.0
The biggest problem isnt even Bournes absence its that the films parts dont add up to much of substance.
Technology Tell
4.0
The film may get a little cloak and dagger extreme at points, but you know what, who cares
Ladue News
3.8
Even without Jason Bourne and the corresponding Matt Damon, its a well cast and well done continuation of the series.
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) ..
3.0
Nicely overlaps the previous films while carving a name of its own
Spectrum (St. George, Utah ..
2.8
A quasi spinoff, a side quel if you will, the plot runs in an obfuscated parallel construction. Hang thru the first hour for a much better second. Ren ..
4.5
Nathalia owns a movies blog, The MovieMaven (http://sdmoviemaven.blogspot.com).
3.0
As you probably know, this is the fourth movie in the Bourne super spy franchise, and its missing one notable quantity: Jason Bourne.
Ticket Sarasota
2.3
Its in those rare moments when the film comes alive and reminds us how fun this franchise can be when its not bogged down in politics.
Jeffreyklyles Word Press
3.0
Its topped by a dangerous looking motorcycle chase that must count as one of the movies finest.
Time Out Chicago
1.5
Why oh why would you spoil the brilliance of a perfect film trilogy with a Bourne inferior The Bourne Legacy is a fourth big screen adventure for the ..
UTV
3.5
The Bourne Legacy is a solid, if slightly underwhelming, return for the franchise.
MovieFIX
2.0
It is really just another action chase story with a science fictional MacGuffin concept that could have even been an afterthought.
Groups Google
2.5
The Bourne Legacy needs Matt Damon, better action and an ending. The best part about this flick is James Newton Howards incredible score!
2.0
I did see and greatly enjoy the previous Bournes, but was dizzied at what the heck was going on in this new take. No doubt this is the end of the fran ..
Video Review Master
2.0
Overall, The Bourne Legacy is mostly disappointing, poorly edited and it seems have buckled underneath with the expectations from the original films, ..
3.5
Whatever the case, The Bourne Legacy falls short despite best intentions.
Shotgun Critic
4.5
An unusual love triangle materializing between dodging bullets, and radically redefining the doctor patient relationship, seemingly ensues between Wei ..
Long Island Press
3.8
The adrenaline fueled adventure first brings our peripatetic hero in from the cold for a fix as well as for some answers.
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