The Bourne Legacy
Metascore
61 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 42 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 42
  3. Negative: 3 out of 42
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  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    Aug 10, 2012
    38
    Disappointingly, Bourne never resurfaces in this less-than-satisfying series reboot. The film is more a talky, convoluted, action-starved two-hour subplot.
  2. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    Aug 9, 2012
    38
    The worst thing about the picture is that the people involved all seem to realize it's generic.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    Aug 9, 2012
    25
    The Bourne series ended with the last installment, and now comes a 135-minute death rattle called The Bourne Legacy. It's a peculiar movie, both over-plotted and under-plotted, encumbered by layers of detail and yet with no details invested in or developed.

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User Score
6.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 269 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 89
  3. Negative: 12 out of 89
  1. SirEddieCook
    2
    A promising new lead and decent anticipation turns to a considerable let down. The latest Bourne film is Boring. Jeremy Renner is a quality actor, who this time plays a rougher, more aggressive, more believable bad ass member of Secret Government Operation: Treadstone. The main issue with the film is that it doesn't deliver the action, the villain or build into anything interesting. The final act in Manila features one of the weakest car chase sequences of all time. The film is more missing Paul Greengrass than Matt Damon. The action and tension isn't there.… Full Review »
  2. OneManCrowd
    6
    The Bourne Legacy does two things wonderfully. One; it fills the shoes of the killing machine Jason Bourne with Jeremy Renner
  3. TVJerry
    8
    Jeremy Renner takes the place of Matt Damon as a CIA superagent , who's life is threatened by his own boss. The plot unravels slowly and is confusing for a while. However, multiple unexplained events and sharp filmmaking maintain interest. Other than some quick fights, almost all of the action takes place in one final burst. Following the style of the previous Bourne's, there's flashy editing and blurry camerawork, which makes it hard to tell what's happening… Full Review »
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