"The Bourne Legacy" is a mediocre continuation of the series. The first half of the film is all set up with very little action. In this film they introduce pills that the people in the program need to take to stay physically and mentally superior. It over complicates the plot and is so convoluted it doesn't make much sense. There's a scene at the beginning which follows Jeremy Renner as he traverses the Alaskan wild but compared to the non-stop action of the first Bourne trilogy it seems tame. About an hour in to the two hour plus movie the government decommissions the program and starts killing it's assassins. Jeremy Renner is out of meds and needs to find one of the doctors to get more. The rest of the film is a simple chase but not as involved, complex, or engaging as the chases scenes in the previous films.
There are only two fight scenes in the film both of which leave something to be desired because the way they are choreographed doesn't portray Renner as being nearly as bad-ass as Damon was. Renner does a good turn as the hero. He's engaging and charismatic but the story leaves a lot to be desired.
Rent It.
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