The Bourne Legacy actually suffers from being exactly that, Jason Bourne s legacy!

Rating: 6/10 (12 August 2012)

Caught d movie on its worldwide release. The Bourne Legacy actually suffers from the Legacy of Jason Bourne as on a standalone basis the film is actually above average. However being a sequel which actually runs parallel to the 3rd film (a first of sorts for sequels i reckon) the film fails on tempo and action is jaded and somewhat falls flat in comparison to the tempo set by Matt Damon s and Paul's grasses Bourne franchise Films, which are also known for being aggressive in execution. Especially the style of camera work (first person view) in Jason Bourne films really adds to the tension but here i actually fell asleep during some parts as they just talked and talked and then talked some more! Since originality in screenplay is dead the studios now rely on just milking successes full franchises (splitting 1 part into 2's like harry potter n upcoming turkey twilight for egg) rather than taking risk with something new or fresh. At the end your are left pondering, Why is this film there? the Bourne series finished as 1 of the best action spy trilogy and this film feels like those attempts such as Terminator 4 and terminator 5 which despite having Christian Bale dint wet any 1es appetite! Sadly The Bourne name may get this 4th installment (without Bourne actually being there!!) the required box office numbers and we may yet see another sequel, which will again be a waste of time,space,money,acting talents etc. The thing with good things is you should know when its done with rather than confirm that its over, sometimes going out on a high is the right thing, which this film surely isn't. If u do see it then erase the previous Bourne films from Ru memory and treat this on its own merit and u may well enjoy it as something above average but the moment u start comparing this 1 with previous Matt Damon's installment this 1 turns out to be a cold turkey!