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The Bourne Legacy

  • 20122012
  • 14A14A
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
301K
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POPULARITY
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622
Jeremy Renner in 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.
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
301K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,944
622
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Tony Gilroy
    • Writers
      • Tony Gilroy(screenplay)
      • Dan Gilroy(screenplay)
      • Robert Ludlum(inspired by "The Bourne Series" created by)
    • Stars
      • Jeremy Renner
      • Rachel Weisz
      • Edward Norton
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Tony Gilroy
    • Writers
      • Tony Gilroy(screenplay)
      • Dan Gilroy(screenplay)
      • Robert Ludlum(inspired by "The Bourne Series" created by)
    • Stars
      • Jeremy Renner
      • Rachel Weisz
      • Edward Norton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 629User reviews
    • 452Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 11 nominations

    Videos18

    No. 2
    Trailer 2:41
    No. 2
    No. 1
    Trailer 1:56
    No. 1
    "Aaron rescues Marta from the local police"
    Clip 1:22
    "Aaron rescues Marta from the local police"
    "Aaron escapes to the basement"
    Clip 0:50
    "Aaron escapes to the basement"
    "Byer explains what a 'Sin Eater' is."
    Clip 0:45
    "Byer explains what a 'Sin Eater' is."
    "Aaron finds out that Marta doesn't know his real name"
    Clip 0:52
    "Aaron finds out that Marta doesn't know his real name"
    "Aaron and Marta are chased through Manila"
    Clip 1:14
    "Aaron and Marta are chased through Manila"
    "On The Set: Shooting In Manila"
    Featurette 1:26
    "On The Set: Shooting In Manila"
    Rachel Weisz as Marta
    Featurette 1:41
    Rachel Weisz as Marta
    Edward Norton as Byer
    Featurette 1:33
    Edward Norton as Byer
    "On the Set" Mountain Lake Opening"
    Featurette 1:26
    "On the Set" Mountain Lake Opening"
    Rogue
    Promo 0:30
    Rogue

    Photos163

    Rachel Weisz in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
    Edward Norton, Stacy Keach, and Donna Murphy in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
    Rachel Weisz and Tony Gilroy in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
    Rachel Weisz and Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
    Edward Norton in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
    Rachel Weisz in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
    Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
    Rachel Weisz in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
    Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
    Rachel Weisz and Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
    Rachel Weisz and Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
    Rachel Weisz and Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy (2012)

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    Jeremy Renner
    Jeremy Renner
    • Aaron Cross
    Rachel Weisz
    Rachel Weisz
    • Dr. Marta Shearing
    Edward Norton
    Edward Norton
    • Col Eric Byer, USAF, Ret.
    Scott Glenn
    Scott Glenn
    • Ezra Kramer
    Stacy Keach
    Stacy Keach
    • Adm Mark Turso USN Ret.
    Donna Murphy
    Donna Murphy
    • Dita Mandy
    Michael Chernus
    Michael Chernus
    • Arthur Ingram
    Corey Stoll
    Corey Stoll
    • Zev Vendel
    Alice Gainer
    Alice Gainer
    • Lean Forward MSNBC Anchor
    Prue Lewarne
    Prue Lewarne
    • CNN Reporter
    Howard Leader
    • MSNBC Man Analyst
    James Joseph O'Neil
    James Joseph O'Neil
    • Sterisyn-Morlanta Gateman
    Tony Guida
    Tony Guida
    • Dr. Benezara
    Sonnie Brown
    Sonnie Brown
    • Dr. Lieberburg
    Neil Brooks Cunningham
    Neil Brooks Cunningham
    • Dr. Dan Hillcott
    Zeljko Ivanek
    Zeljko Ivanek
    • Dr. Donald Foite
    Robert Christopher Riley
    Robert Christopher Riley
    • Outcome #6
    • (as Rob Riley)
    Noel Wilson
    • Neuro Luncheon MC
    • Director
      • Tony Gilroy
    • Writers
      • Tony Gilroy(screenplay) (story)
      • Dan Gilroy(screenplay)
      • Robert Ludlum(inspired by "The Bourne Series" created by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      At one point, Aaron uses the flash component of a disposable camera to send an electric surge through a spot on the "Jane Munroe" passport that he has modified with Marta's photo. This is because, beginning in August of 2007, all U.S. passports contain a paper-thin chip that has all of the personal information that is printed on the passport plus a digital version of the passport photograph. The electrical charge made the digital component of the passport unreadable.
    • Goofs
      After showing a top-down view of Chicago's downtown elevated rail lines, there is a shot of two subway trains. These are New York City Transit trains, not Chicago Transit trains.
    • Quotes

      Drone Spec: What kind of weapon system is this guy operating?

      Dita Mandy: He's probably got a rifle.

      [Drone operators exchange incredulous glances]

      Byer: It's a high-powered rifle.

    • Connections
      Edited from The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Kongkkakji
      Written by Bi-ryong Choi (as Bi Ryong Choi), Jun-ho Choi (as Jun Ho Choi)

      Performed by Yoon-jeong Jang (as Yoon Jeong Jang)

      Courtesy of Inwoo Production

    User reviews629

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Much better than it had any right to be thanks in part to its two lead actors (Jeremy Renner and Rachel Weisz), who work acting miracles with a poor script.
    Questionable follow up to the Bourne trilogy that has the right pieces in place but lacks the conviction to justify its existence. Taking place almost at the same time of the climax of the third Bourne film (Ultimatum), this film deals with the fall out of the exposure of "Operation Blackbriar" and how an another agency with in the government is trying to cover up their program in order not to be caught up with the coming scandal create by Jason Bourne. "Outcome", the program in question is an offshoot of both "Treadstone" and "Blackbriar" but with a huge difference, they are tabbing into science to create super agents that are faster and stronger than any other agent before them.

    In order for me to tell you what is good about this movie, I have to explain what is wrong with it and that is the fact that you get the feeling fifteen minutes into the film that there is no reason for it to exist. The last film (Bourne Ultimatum) pretty much closed the book on the series, with little to no wiggle room for an encore. This movie feels like a studio trying to milk dried what was good from the original trilogy in order to make more sequels. The bad part is that they did it in the most unbelievable way, so much so that you really need to forget what you saw in the last three films in order to believe what was going on in this movie. Tony Gilroy (Who wrote the first three movies) directs and writes this one but falls flat on his face with halfhearted explanations that try to justify this movie's existence. Not to mention the fact that the villain of the movie is a lightweight compared to what came before him plus the glaring fact that Edward Norton's performance as the heavy is pretty much phoned in. He does not have the confidant arrogant swagger that Chris Cooper's character had in the first film nor the desperate menace of that Brain Cox's character brought to the second. Norton's character is more in line with the villain of the third, who was played by David Strathaim (who has a cameo in this film). However, Strathaim's character had a sense of justifiable menace that drove him, while Norton's character just seems like a man trying to justify his actions for the greater good, making him more of a government shill than a villain. The science fiction angle that comes up is insulting to what the last three films were, not to mention the fact that the direction here lacks the kinetic energy that Paul Greengrass brought to the last two movies of the series. Say what you may about the shaky camera work but he knew how to stage a thrilling action piece of pop art. Gilroy's motorcycle chase towards the climax is decent but lacks kinetic spark. He is however very good in staging small intimate moments within this movie but that is more a compliment to the A + cast (Mainly his two lead actors) than the terrible script that they are forced to working with.

    Jeremy Renner is a talented actor with serious range and complexity. However, the character he plays is not much of a character and the script that he has to work with is riddled with cliché after cliché. He can do anything a secret agent can do but better but the character is not very compelling or interesting to say the least. Jason Bourne was a compelling character that needed to find himself and through that journey in the original trilogy, we saw complexities that were compelling and thoughtful. He was a conflicted man whose drive was dictated by an inner sense of redemption. The character of Aaron Cross is a cartoon character compared to Jason and that is the main problem of the script for this movie. It is though Renner's efforts as an actor that we care about the character of Aaron Cross and that is one of the few bright spots this film has. Renner injects likability and vulnerability to this character and because of it, we want him to succeed in beating the bad guy and save the girl but Renner is working with a script that goes against itself and we are left with a half fast story that deals with supermen than a human story about survival. It is through Renner's efforts as an actor that we see humanity and conflict in this character while the script itself does not give that sort of detail and Renner is working overtime to accomplish that. Renner would have done wonders with a compelling character like Jason Bourne, unfortunately that is not found with the character of Aaron Cross.

    Rachel Weisz is one of the most versatile, gifted and complex actors working today. An actor's actor in every sense of word but like Renner, she does not have much of a character thanks to the cliché script they both have to work with. Her character is on the run with Cross through out the film and acts as his doctor and object of protection. It is through Weisz's amazing strength and range as an actor that we are able to witness levels of complexity and humanity in the character of Dr Marta Shearing that we really do not get from the script. Because of that, we are not only able to care and identify with her but Weisz actually makes her character more complex and interesting than Aaron Cross himself. You can tell that Weisz was working overtime in achieving that and her efforts pay off ten fold, which is a blessing considering that most of the characters outside of her and Renner come across as cardboard cutouts.

    It is a shame because Renner and Weisz try their best and for the most part succeed despite all odds but they like the fans deserved better.
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    • Aug 6, 2012

    FAQ6

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 10, 2012 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Filipino
      • Ukrainian
    • Also known as
      • La peur dans la peau: L'héritage de Bourne
    • Filming locations
      • Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Relativity Media
      • The Kennedy/Marshall Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $125,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $113,203,870
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $38,142,825
      • Aug 12, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $276,144,750
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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