"BOURNE RUINED"
The Bourne Legacy is an action thriller film Directed by Tony Gilroy (same guy that helped write the previous Bourne films.) A new hero emerges with problems that have been triggered by the events of the previous films. This is an expansion from the Robert Ludlum's novels. Its Starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Joan Allen, David Stratham, Albert Finney, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Scott Glen, Oscar Issac, Donna Murphy, Stacy Keach, Zeljko & Corey Stoll.
#FilmFact: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire, Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, Alex Pettyfer, Joel Edgerton, Taylor Kitsch, Kellan Lutz, Josh Hartnett, Paul Dano, Luke Evans, Michael Pitt, Oscar Isaac, Benjamin Walker & Erryn Arkin were considered to play the lead role.
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THE REVIEW:
This is the fourth instalment in the Bourne series and surprising it is to see how backwards they have gone with it. This is a waste of time & money ($125 -130 million budget). There is nothing new or exciting here. Worthy Lead Actor? Check. Good Actress? Check. Storyline? Slow & Virtually Non Existent. Action? Minimal. Entertainment Value? Low. The tagline for this movie is: "There Was Never Just One" my reply to that is, there should have ONLY been one.
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The Bourne Legacy deserved much better than this. Jason Bourne has been a recognised character in the world of agents. The original man (Matt Damon) had a connection with the audience, whilst on the other hand this new guy needs pills to make him who he is. A new & improved script is always going to be the only saving grace when changing a main actor for an already established role. That sadly not the case here, I'm disappointed to say that this is another hero ruined. It's slowly killed.
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Director Tony Gilroy couldn't nail the ambience that the previous films had, the feeling of being lost in a storyline is evidence of a poor movie. The start is snail paced and just as all hope is about to be lost we're injected some action scenes. Renner & Weisz do their best to try & keep this badly written script alive, but there was just only so much they could do. The acting and cinematography are the only pros here. Watching 135 minutes in a cinema and not having anything good to discuss after is dreadful. Expectations were not even close to being met.
OVERALL: BAD SCRIPT. OK FILM.
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THE REVIEW:
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The Bourne Legacy deserved much better than this. Jason Bourne has been a recognised character in the world of agents. The original man (Matt Damon) had a connection with the audience, whilst on the other hand this new guy needs pills to make him who he is. A new & improved script is always going to be the only saving grace when changing a main actor for an already established role. That sadly not the case here, I'm disappointed to say that this is another hero ruined. It's slowly killed.
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Director Tony Gilroy couldn't nail the ambience that the previous films had, the feeling of being lost in a storyline is evidence of a poor movie. The start is snail paced and just as all hope is about to be lost we're injected some action scenes. Renner & Weisz do their best to try & keep this badly written script alive, but there was just only so much they could do. The acting and cinematography are the only pros here. Watching 135 minutes in a cinema and not having anything good to discuss after is dreadful. Expectations were not even close to being met.
STAR RATINGS OUT OF 5: 2
ONE FAVOURITE MOMENT IN THE FILM:
The motorbike chase scene.
(if you loved another moment in the film, please feel free to share it with ME in the comments section.)
TRAILER:
The ensemble was chosen perfectly, and even though there is no Matt Damon, we still get plenty of great spots from Renner and his performance as Aaron Cross. I look forward to seeing what Gilroy does with this character in the future, but for now, I’m just glad he made it work. Good review Mike.
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