Unexpected

Rating: 7/10 (10 November 2015)

Being intrigued and entertained enough from the Bourne Trilogy (and having bought the 'completed' set) I was a bit put off by the introduction of another 'Bourne' movie, presuming it to be a lame attempt to capitalize more on the franchise. So much that I didn't bother to watch it - till now. I must say that I found everything about this movie unexpected. The integration of this story with snippets of the original (Ultimatum) was very well done. There is one thing I find in many movies, though, to be disappointing, believability. Its the subtle things that a person may or may not do that makes a story convincing. That the fine, technical details are NOT over-explained (to assure the watcher 'gets it') is laudable (I love looking details up later on a subsequent viewing). When a filmmaker takes the effort to add those little subtleties to a movie, I take special notice, and Legacy is full of them. (One of the things I loved about Haywire). Renner is a great branch from the Bourne character. This movie will be added to my collection.