It's twists and turns and nothing else. And fast and furious as it may be, if this is the best this once-smart series has to offer, this is no legacy.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
10 Aug 2012
rotten:
Gilroy's a fine writer - he also penned Michael Clayton - but without the discipline of an action veteran like Greengrass to rein him in, he indulges his weakness to over-explain things.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
10 Aug 2012
fresh:
Renner and Weisz work well together as two hunted souls who initially need each other for utilitarian reasons.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
10 Aug 2012
fresh:
Perhaps the most interesting question arising from The Bourne Legacy is just how long the filmmakers hope to trade on the Bourne name without any, you know, Bourne.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug 2012
rotten:
Shares crucial DNA with the earlier films but is drawn from the shallower end of the gene pool.