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Five years after the original Bourne trilogy wrapped up, we finally get a new installment in the
tension-filled spy world of Jason Bourne. This time though, our familiar hero isn’t here. Matt Damon
declined to reprise his role, as did director Paul Greengrass (‘The Bourne Supremacy’, ‘Ultimatum’)
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Outcome. That pretty much means killing the field agents, including Agent Cross who then decides
to enlist the help of Dr. Marta Shearling (Rachel Weisz), a scientist who worked on Outcome, to
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expose his superiors.
But, although it tries to begin afresh, ‘The Bourne Legacy’ is kind of inaccessible. For a start, the
spectre of Jason Bourne is very much alive, as the plot of ‘Legacy’ is based completely around
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‘Ultimatum’. Even though Bourne doesn’t appear in this film at all, references of him through
photographs and other characters are peppered throughout. This means that even though Jeremy
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knowing the ins-and-outs of the previous Bourne movies, the plot of ‘Legacy’ is too complex to
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Jeremy Renner and Edward Norton go face to face
Fans will be happy to know, however, that the strengths of the prior films are still present here.
Screenwriter for the first three films, Tony Gilroy steps up to the director role for this movie and has
managed to carry on the Bourne-world’s trademarks ! the visual style (yes, shakycam action) and
the realistic portrayal of the CIA, which is even more real here than in the previous movies. More
importantly, Gilroy beautifully preserves the sense of the underdog trying to evade the CIA giant.
Renner and Weisz are great together on screen, despite Aaron Cross’ slight blandness as a
character. The pair is easily the best thing about the movie, and, if there’s a sequel, we’ll watch it
just to see more of them together.
With this movie, Gilroy had the unenviable task of having to balance widening the story and Bourne
mythology without making it look like a cash grab. He also had to do it in a way that could leave
open the possibility of Matt Damon returning to the franchise. The result is a decent, if
unspectacular, attempt. And while Cross might still be standing in the shadow of Jason Bourne for
the most part, there is great potential in not just him, but also Weisz’s Dr. Shearling and Edward
Norton’s Eric Byer characters as well. This manages to lift the film just a tad above mediocrity.
On its own, ‘The Bourne Legacy’ is a perfectly capable spy action movie. When compared to the
high standards that the original trilogy set though, it does pale a little. But in true Bourne style, it
does have a spectacular chase. The climax of the movie involves a sprawling chase that takes
place on foot and bike through the tight maze of inner city ghetto Manila, The Philippines. And
that’s all we’ll say about that. Think about it.
‘The Bourne Legacy’ opens in theatres 8 August 2012
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Dylan Teo · Top Commenter
Personally... this new guy look smaller and less trained than Matt. Just don't have the
spymaster feel to him. He look more like a green horn to me... aka new bird than a killer spy.
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