The Bourne Legacy (2012)

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.

Director:

Tony Gilroy

Writers:

Tony Gilroy (screenplay), Dan Gilroy (screenplay),

Stars:

Jeremy Renner, Scott Glenn, Edward Norton

1 win & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeremy Renner	...	Aaron Cross
Scott Glenn	...	Ezra Kramer
Stacy Keach	...	Retired Adm. Mark Turso, USN
Edward Norton	...	Retired Col. Eric Byer, USAF
Donna Murphy	...	Dita Mandy
Michael Chernus	...	Arthur Ingram
Corey Stoll	...	Zev Vendel
Alice Gainer	...	Lean Forward MSNBC Anchor
Prue Lewarne	...	CNN Reporter
Howard Leader	...	MSNBC Man Analyst
James Joseph O'Neil	...	Sterisyn-Morlanta Gateman
Rachel Weisz	...	Dr. Marta Shearing
Tony Guida	...	Dr. Benezara
Sonnie Brown	...	Dr. Lieberburg
Neil Brooks Cunningham	...	Dr. Dan Hillcott

Storyline

The events in this movie takes place around the same time that the events in The Bourne Ultimatum. When a British reporter was writing an expose about Black Ops operations Treadstone and Black Briar, and the ones responsible for them are concerned. And when Jason Bourne, former Treadstone operative got the file on Treadstone and Black Briar and gave it to Pamela Landy who them passed it to the media. When the men behind Treadstone and Black Briar learn of this, they're concerned how this will affects other ops they have. They decide it's best to shut down all ops and make sure make everyone involved disappears. They try to take out Aaron Cross who is part of another op called Outcome, but he manages to survive. He then seeks out Dr. Marta Shearing who worked on him when he began. It seems part of the program is for all subjects to take medications but he has run out, which is why he seeks her. But someone tries to kill her. He saves her and she tells him, he should have stopped taking...

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Plot Keywords:

reporter | waterfall | train | stealing a car | plane crash | 

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Taglines:

There Was Never Just One

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and action sequences

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Universal [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian Filipino

Release Date:

10 August 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

El legado Bourne

Filming Locations:

Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$125,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$38,142,825 (USA) (10 August 2012)

Gross:

$113,165,635 (USA) (2 November 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Kennedy/Marshall Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When asked about his most difficult scene, Jeremy Renner revealed that it was the motorcycle ride with Rachel Weisz behind him in Manila, because he was responsible for the two of them. At the press conference of the film, Weisz was asked about this particular stunt, "How was it to ride on a motorcycle through Manila with Jeremy Renner?" and she said that "It was really terrifying! Jeremy never told me when we were in Manila, but that was the scariest stunt for him because he was responsible for my life. He didn't tell me that in Manila, thank god, because I would have been like, 'Oh, my god!' I just had to surrender and hold on. I didn't have to act. It just was terrifying".

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Goofs

Dita Mandy's glasses appear and disappear between shots during the command center scene approx. 1:24:40 into the movie.

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Quotes

Aaron Cross: We have less than eight minutes to clear out of here, okay?
Dr. Marta Shearing: Yes.
Aaron Cross: Good. Beacause the next thing coming though that door is going to wipe us out.

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Connections

Referenced in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.122 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Patcha"
Written by Arlen P. Mandangan, Cieleto A. Diola
Performed by Mocha Girls
Courtesy of Viva Entertainment, Inc.
By arrangement with The Orchard

User Reviews

Should be held up as an example of how dedicatedly good actors can almost redeem a pointless, badly written film.

Pointless entry into the Bourne series finds Jeremy Renner and Rachel Weisz taking over where Matt Damon left off in a sequel that lacks not only a real purpose to exist but lacks a script that can justify the movie as a continuation of the series. Tony Gilroy (who had a hand in screen writing the original three films) writes and directs this entry but forgets the showmanship and grace that Paul Greengrass and Doug Liman brought to the series, not to mention the solid storytelling that came with their efforts. Jeremy Renner and Rachel Weisz tried their best with the weak material Gilroy provides for them and they almost succeed, giving the audience something to care for but they are fighting an uphill battle against cliché one dimensional characters, dismal screen writing, a running time that needed to be edited down and amateurish direction that does no one any favors. The rest of the cast barely registers at all and the action is not even on the same level of the other films in the series.

If any blame should go around, it should go squarely to Tony Gilroy and his brothers, who seem like they had no idea on what the hell they were doing and in the process, wasted the time of two great actors (Renner and Weisz) who are working beyond what is necessary to give the fans the respect they deserve for staying with the series. This was a hard thing to do considering that they are working with nothing in terms of support.