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, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton

1 win & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeremy Renner	...	Aaron Cross
Scott Glenn	...	Ezra Kramer
Stacy Keach	...	Adm Mark Turso USN Ret.
Edward Norton	...	Col Eric Byer, USAF, Ret.
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

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 then passed it to the media. When the men behind Treadstone and Black Briar learn of this, they're concerned how this will affect 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 the medications long ago. They go to Manila so that she can help him. Later the men behind Outcome ...

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Plot Keywords:

wolf | drone | pill | cia | assassin | 

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Taglines:

There Was Never Just One

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and action sequences

Did You Know?

Trivia

When leaving the mountain refuge, Aaron Cross says that he will head "for the Nest". In the Avenger movies the Nest is the place of choice by Hawkeye, the archer played by Renner.

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Goofs

When in Manila, during a fly-over shot at night, an advertisement for "U-North" can be seen on a billboard. "U-North" was the fictitious company represented by George Clooney's legal firm in "Michael Clayton" (2007).

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Quotes

Byer: We are the sin eaters. It means that we take the moral excrement we find in this equation and we bury it down deep inside of us, so that the rest of our case can stay pure. That is the job. We are morally indefensible, and absolutely necessary.

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Connections

Featured in The Bourne Legacy: Moving Targets - Aaron and Marta (2012)

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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 Reviews

Doesn't Deserve the Hate; a dialogue-driven spy movie that does entertain

"The Bourne Legacy" is prequel/sequel/spin-off/reboot of the Bourne Series. Yes, I know; there aren't many pre-se-reboot-spinoffs out there.

In "Legacy", Jason Bourne is sidelined for Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner), another spy in the Bourne universe. Though, Cross is a product of "Outcome", a program that gave the agent pills called "chems" that improved their intelligence and physique. Yet, in Langley, Eric Byer (Edward Norton), an operations director, decides to "cut the program", which is spy language for "kill everyone involved". Cross teams up with scientist Dr. Marta Shearing (Rachel Weisz) as they head to the Phillipines to get the chems, while every operative with a finger and a gun is on their trail.

"The Bourne Legacy" has garnered very mixed reviews; some really like it, some really hate it, some are in-betweeners. I am one who really liked it. Comparing "Legacy" to the originals, more specifically "Ultimatum", is like comparing "Batman Returns" to "The Dark Knight". A good movie to a fantastic one.

If "Legacy" was a regular spy movie with no connection to Bourne, it would definitely be in higher regard. But, as it has the "Bourne" name associated with it, certain things were expected: 1. Insane non-stop action. 2. Insane non-stop action. 3. More action.

"Legacy" is extremely dialogue driven. About 3/4 of this movie is dialogue. And the dialogue is very technical, and very scientific, and it flies way over some people's heads. The previous Bourne films were not filled with this technical jargon.

The performances, though, are very good. Renner and Weisz are absolutely perfect in their roles. Renner perfectly captures the manhunting super agent with ease. He's a natural action hero, and one of my favorite actors. Though Edward Norton is devilishly underused. His character merely sits behind a screen and barks orders.

The Verdict: When you go into "Legacy", don't expect insane non-stop action. Yes, when the action happens, it is really awesome. But this is a dialogue-driven spy movie with lots of high-vocabulary dialogue. I really enjoy dialogue-driven films, and this film does entertain. A-

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English Russian Filipino Ukrainian

Release Date:

10 August 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Marcher

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$125,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$38,142,825, 12 August 2012

Gross USA:

$113,203,870

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$276,144,750

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, The Kennedy/Marshall Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Atmos DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1