The Bourne Legacy

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

  • 56% of critics liked it
    (211 reviews)

  • 57% of users liked it
    (201,034 ratings)

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… More

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PG-13,
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Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Aug 10, 2012 Wide
Universal Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Nigel Floyd, Time Out

    Shares crucial DNA with the earlier films but is drawn from the shallower end of the gene pool.

  • Christopher Orr, The Atlantic

    Perhaps the most interesting question arising from The Bourne Legacy is just how long the filmmakers hope to trade on the Bourne name without any, you know, Bourne.

  • Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

    Renner and Weisz work well together as two hunted souls who initially need each other for utilitarian reasons.

  • Peter Howell, Toronto Star

    Gilroy's a fine writer - he also penned Michael Clayton - but without the discipline of an action veteran like Greengrass to rein him in, he indulges his weakness to over-explain things.

  • Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

    It's twists and turns and nothing else. And fast and furious as it may be, if this is the best this once-smart series has to offer, this is no legacy.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dean !


    An interesting addition to the series which runs concurrent with the last film time wise. The plot is starting to get stretched a bit thin now though, I liked the original films gritty realistic feel. Overall I think it was a bit hyped up and the ending was a bit sudden, not what I… More

  • Josh L


    The Bourne Legacy looks and feels like another entry in the well liked series, but is missing the interesting characters and revelations that made the trilogy a massive hit in the last decade. Jeremy Renner is a fine actor and does well in the role of Aaron Cross, but the character… More

  • Chris W


    Bourne series scripter Tony Gilroy steps into the director's chair for this sidequel that takes the ideas from the previous films, and runs with it, giving us a deeper look into the world created in the other films, but through the eyes of some new (and a few old) characters.… More

  • Julie B


    Perfectly decent.

  • Anthony L


    I seem to be going against the grain yet again with the Bourne franchise because I really liked this film. I thought the way it interweaves with the final of the first three movies was brilliantly handled and I thought Jeremy Renner was much better than Matt Damon ever was. I… More

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