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The Bourne Legacy (2012)

Suspense Action
Rated PG-13
135 min.
Release Date
August 10, 2012
DVD Release Date
December 11, 2012 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Tony Gilroy
Writer
Tony Gilroy, Dan Gilroy
Cast
Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Albert Finney, Joan Allen, Scott Glenn, Stacy Keach, Oscar Isaac
Running Time
135 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for violence and action sequences

The narrative architect behind the Bourne film series, Tony Gilroy, takes the helm in the next chapter of the hugely popular espionage franchise that has earned almost $1 billion at the global box office: The Bourne Legacy. The writer/director expands the Bourne universe created by Robert Ludlum with an original story that introduces us to a new hero (Jeremy Renner) whose life-or-death stakes have been triggered by the events of the first three films.... Full synopsis »

MOVIE REVIEW

When it was announced that a fourth Jason Bourne movie was being developed without star Matt Damon or director Paul Greengrass, I was worried. When it was announced that returning writer Tony Gilroy was taking over the directing reigns and making a Jason Bourne movie that would include its main character, I was ready to throw in the towel. Having now watched The Bourne Legacy, I wish Universal Pictures would have thrown in the towel long ago. Full movie review »
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