A shadow of the original trilogy

Rating: 4/10 (4 July 2013)

"Bourne legacy " is a movie set in the Bourne universe with a new character as the main hero. Tony Gilroy is both the director and writer this time . He was also the writer of original trilogy , so you can say that the franchise was left in the hands of family . The movie is a different story compared to the one you can find in the book of the same name (which wasn't written by Ludlum , by the way).
The story here isn't really interesting . It's very linear and there aren't any twists or surprises . However , the biggest problem is the direction by Gilroy . It lacks energy and the pacing is clumsy . Gilroy tries to imitate the style of earlier movies , but his action scenes are terribly lacking excitement . I've never been a huge fan of the quick-cut fights in Bourne trilogy . Still, Liman and Greengrass made them enjoyable . Here they are so badly done I could barely see a thing before they were over. Even the car chase lacks speed . Ironically the best scene of the movie is the shout out in the laboratory , when our hero doesn't appear yet. There is some real tension and emotions that you won't find in the rest of the movie.
Good performances by Rachel Weisz and Jeremy Renner . The love story between them is done really well and in a convincing way . Edward Norton is a disappointment – he isn't bad , it's just the fact his role could be played by anybody and the effect would be the same . So why bring good actor for a minor role ? I was also good to see old faces once more and listen to Moby's song.
Compared to previous three movies this one is a obvious disappointment. I give it 4/10.