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Bourne Legacy, The (12A)

Bourne Legacy, The (12A)

Action, Adventure, Thriller

An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.

More information on this production is available at www.thebournelegacy.co.uk.

The critical consensus

Virtually every choice director Gilroy makes is the wrong one, resulting in a film that sputters and stalls before it ever gets going.

Adam Lee Davies, Little White Lies, 10/08/2012

Overlong, overly complicated and with one villain so hackneyed it veers towards parody, The Bourne Legacy lacks the intelligence of its predecessors.

**(*)(*)(*)Patrick Smith, The Telegraph, 09/08/2012

The time has certainly come to call a halt to the Bourne franchise, but despite its muddled origins, this fourth movie is much more of a bang and less of a whimper than any of us feared, and Jeremy Renner is emerging as the intelligent person's action star.

***(*)(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 09/08/2012

The open-ended finale also carries a hope that you will want more Bourne after Legacy. Well, maybe you will if you are a fan of Renner, spies on steroids or rather unsatisfying chase movies.

Siobhan Synnot, The Scotsman, 12/08/2012

The new Bond? He's George Lazenby at best.

Jonathan Romney, The Independent, 12/08/2012

Wherever it disappoints in failing simply to replicate the thrills of the previous ones – and it does, in places – it also compensates by stepping sideways and thinking quite smartly on its feet.

****(*)Tim Robey, The Telegraph, 13/08/2012

As earnestly as they have tried to continue the formerly excellent spy series, everything Gilroy and crew concoct only serves to mock the excellence and passion with which Greengrass delivered his films.

**(*)(*)(*)Ian Nathan, Empire Online, 13/08/2012

Gilroy's film wants to sound the Bourne business, is desperate to look the Bourne business, but when it comes to doing the Bourne business, Greengrass and Damon style, it has a few more leaps to go.

***(*)(*)Alison Rowat, The Herald, 16/08/2012

Like its namesake’s murky past, The Bourne Legacy is an enterprise that is probably best forgotten.

*(*)(*)(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 16/08/2012

If the makers have any sense they will close the franchise down – but I wouldn't bet against this Legacy paying out a bit more.

***(*)(*)Anthony Quinn, The Independent, 17/08/2012

The Bourne Legacy may not inspire a generation but it will do just fine, at least until the next James Bond film comes rolling along.

***(*)(*)Allan Hunter, Daily Express, 17/08/2012

The Bourne Legacy isn’t unwatchable and will pass the time on TV — but it’s blatantly obvious that its only reason to exist is commercial.

**(*)(*)(*)Chris Tookey, Daily Mail, 16/08/2012


Features about Bourne Legacy, The (12A)

Bourne again, and again, and again

Emma Jones, The Independent, 28/07/2012

The Bourne Legacy: 'Fear changes everything'

Catherine Shoard, The Guardian, 16/08/2012

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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