The Bourne Legacy is the latest installment in the Bourne series, but it's sort of a reboot, as franchise mainstay, Matt Damon, decided he was done portraying Jason Bourne in 2011. A more than capable, Jeremy Renner, steps in for Damon, assuming the role of Aaron Cross, a highly trained "Black briar" operative. Tony Gilroy, director or 2007 Academy Award winning, Michael Clayton, helmed this movie as well as shared the writing duties with his brother, Tony.
Given the very high visibility that Matt Damon had as Jason Bourne, paired with the box office power of the previous films, this was a franchise that was going to be carefully handled through its transition phase by the studio, in this case, Universal. They chose a familiar, action/suspense movie-tested leading man, in Renner, and even added some notable actors like Edward Norton and Rachel Weisz. Both really brought exceptional performances that added considerable value to the production.
Unfortunately, there isn't too much that stuck out too me from this one, which must be a big bummer for execs at Universal, while breaking down its $125 million budget. But, following on the heels on, "The Bourne Ultimatum" was never going to be easy, although I think this movie served as a solid vehicle to transport the franchise from the Damon-era, into the Renner one. Overall, there's still a couple blockbusters in theaters that are a little bit more worthy of seeing than this one, but that's not to say it's not entertaining and worthy of the price of admission.
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