GENRE: Action
RATING: PG-13 for violence
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 15 minutes
STARRING: Jeremy Renner (Avengers, Mission Impossible 4)
Rachel Weisz (The Mummy), Edward Norton (The Italian Job)
DIRECTOR: Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton, Duplicity)
WRITERS: Tony Gilroy (State of Play, Bourne Ultimatum)
Dan Gilroy (Real Steel, Two for the Money)
PLOT: A different top-secret operative tries to track down some much needed meds before the government can shut him down.
FIVE OBSERVATIONS:
1 Jeremy Renner does a great job playing the new guy, Aaron Cross. He’s always good as the intense loner mixed with sharp action hero. A great legacy indeed.
2 Some very clever incorporation of The Bourne Ultimatum. You don’t have to see that film first to understand what’s going on but seeing it before Legacy will help you appreciate those references even more.
3 Like all Bourne films, there’s a great chase scene. This time on a motorcycle. I'm surprised he didn't run over any bystanders.
4 I liked the intelligence of Renner’s Cross. His travelling under the radar was masterful.
5 Since the Bourne films refuse to kill any of their big players, I’m predicting Renner will do the next one on his own and then do a third one along with Matt Damon returning as Jason Bourne. Double the killing machines, double the fun!
RECOMMENDATION: Great theatre flick
UPCOMING REVIEWS: The Expendables 2
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