The Bourne Legacy

 
The architect behind the "Bourne" film series, Tony Gilroy, takes the helm in the next chapter of the hugely popular espionage franchise - 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.

This was an awesome twist to the franchise. It took place alongside the Jason Bourne stuff and that back and forth was great. This movie was a little more talky talky than the other three and went much more in depth about how these men became super agents and the methods used to do so. The action scenes were still great and I think Jeremy Renner was an excellent choice to be cast in this. Ideally, the best part of this movie is that it was done in a way that the franchise can ultimately go to a whole other level like what they did with the Fast & Furious franchise by continuing it without the main star but leaving it open that Vin Diesel could come back. The thought of the next movie or another one down the road in this franchise having both Renner and Damon is awesome. Very good overall storytelling.

I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out. Again - the action wasn't as high as in past Bourne movies, but the writing/story is very smart and involves the overall franchise instead of just keeping this one seperate.