Synopsis
New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
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Cast
- Jeremy RennerAaron Cross
- Rachel WeiszDr. Marta Shearing
- Edward NortonByer
- Stacy KeachTurso
- Dennis BoutsikarisWard
- Oscar IsaacOutcome #3
- Joan AllenPamela Landy
- Albert FinneyDr. Albert Hirsch
- David StrathairnNoah Vosen
- Scott GlennEzra Kramer
Recommendations
- 91
Entertainment Weekly
Renner's Cross is a conflicted hero built to take advantage of the "Hurt Locker" star's best qualities as an actor - his default intensity, the way he conveys that complicated mental calculations are taking place under cover of watchful stillness, even underwater. - 83
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Viscerally, The Bourne Legacy packs a punch. If you're looking for a traditional sequel though, you'll probably be disappointed, but if it's a whole new ride you're after, you've come to the right place. Bourne has indeed been reborn. - 70
The New Yorker
The new movie continues the "Bourne" tradition of exciting, reality-based thrillers, but when the series lost its star it lost most of is soul. [13 & 20 Aug. 2012, p.96] - 63
Slant Magazine
One successful set piece in 135 minutes, and it involves very little running, no parkour, and no genetically enhanced superheroes from clandestine government projects. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
The Bourne Legacy is always gripping in the moment. The problem is in getting the moments to add up. - 60
Time Out
Renner and scientist Rachel Weisz are sympathetic enough (although lacking in Matt Damon's all-American approachability), and the movie flies along briskly. - 60
Village Voice
Now, we have Jeremy Renner as another Treadstone mega man (there were nine, apparently), and though he is a likable enough pug-nosed action figure, the Damonlessness is sorely felt. - 60
Boxoffice Magazine
The Bourne Legacy doesn't reach the heights of the previous three films, but a guns-blazing final act and strong performances from its entire cast might give it the juice to try for a fifth sequel.
