'Bourne Legacy’ Reviews: Not as Good as Other Films in the Series
Critics say the fourth installment in the Jason Bourne franchise has its moments, but plenty of weaknesses, too.
The latest installment in the hugely successful Bourne franchise stars Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye from “The Avengers”) as Aaron Cross, who like Jason Bourne (played by Matt Damon in the ‘The Bourne Identity,’ ‘The Bourne Supremacy’ and ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’), is on the run from the people who made him into the superspy he is. If the plot sounds familiar, it is and that, wrote Joan Alperin Schwartz of Starpulse.com, is where the problem lies. “You've seen this same plot before...many, many times before,” Schwartz wrote. Schwartz faulted the movie for its lack of character development and flat ending, but admitted the film had some exciting moments. “There are plenty of car chases, fight scenes, gun battles and crazy stunts involving leaping …
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Daniel
4:32 am on Sunday, August 12, 2012
As someone who has read all tho books, I found it very disheartening that the movie bares zero resemblance to the books. Now I am one to find much more enjoyment in movies than books, but the book is hands down better than the film. They should have plowed forward with Jason Bourne and not this off-shoot with a misleading faulty title. Also, everyone in the theater was passing out. more ›