I Have The Strange Feeling I've Seen This Before...Only Better

Rating: 5/10 (13 August 2012)

I walked out of the screening of The Bourne Legacy feeling empty. Yes, the action scenes were good, but not as memorable as the original trilogy; yes, Jeremy Renner was good, but not as memorable as Matt Damon; yes, Ed Norton was good as the villain, but he wasn't as intimidating as Chris Cooper, and he wasn't on screen as much. The Bourne Legacy is the perfect example of a film that tries to kick-start a new chapter in an old series when the old series already went off on a high note and didn't need any new additions.
The Bourne Legacy pretty much begins towards the end of The Bourne Ultimatum, with clips from the original trilogy popping up here and there just to tell the audience that they're still in a Bourne movie, except with no Jason Bourne. There's some techno babble, and some chase scenes, but every aspect of this film feels recycled, and carries that feeling that it's all been done before, except much better. In the end I thought the movie was okay, but seeing how hyped I was to see this film, makes even more disappointing. Hopefully, if they make a sequel, it'll be better than this painfully average film.
Final Verdict: 5/10