The Boring Legacy

Rating: 6/10 (17 August 2012)

I will admit that there was some good action beats, though most of them were reused from the previous films. I'll even admit that Renner was good in the movie.
However, almost every element that made the original trilogy great was absent here. The sense of urgency that made the other movies so well paced is gone. The awesome trademark Bourne music that beats like a clock is gone and is replaced with totally boring and forgettable crap. Instead of moving quickly and constantly making the audience engaged in a feeling of danger this movie seems comfortable hanging around in unnecessary scenes that don't really move the plot too much. Most movies move quickly through transitional scenes like going through an airport, but this movie takes about 15 minutes on it. The whole time you're just waiting for the movie to get to the point but it never really does. Nothing is really accomplished by the end other than one really uninteresting and drawn-out story point. It takes the movie 2 hours and 15 minutes to accomplish something that most movies get to about midway through. This gives most movies the chance to then build to some kind of greater goal, but not this one.
And the final kicker, and this should be a big one to fans of the series, they totally make everything that Bourne fought, sacrificed, and bled for in the previous trilogy meaningless. You know that awesome climax and resolution to Ultimatum where Bourne finally got the upper hand? How satisfied it felt as a fan of the series to finally see him complete his goal? Yeah they pretty much wipe that clean and stomp all over it in this one. Apparently everything that Bourne fought for didn't work and the previous three films were pretty much pointless. Thanks for spitting in the face of the fans. The Bourne Legacy my butt.