The film is too well-made and too well-paced to reek of cynicism...But rather than leaving you yearning for yet more Bourne, this exhausting fourth installment is more likely to have you citing one of the clearly stated themes in the film: "no more".
- Jim Schembri, 3AW, August 17, 2012
The Bourne Legacy in no way honours the Bourne legacy. It is merely an exercise in brand maintenance until Damon feels like climbing down off his wallet to be Bourne again.
- Leigh Paatsch, Herald Sun (Australia), August 16, 2012
The Bourne Legacy is quieter, slower, more sobering. The conspiracy is bigger and darker than we thought.
- Paul Byrnes, Sydney Morning Herald, August 16, 2012
There's enough there, in all likelihood, to make audiences hope for more, but it's not as finished or complete a work as it should have been.
- Philippa Hawker, The Age (Australia), August 16, 2012
Jeremy Renner takes over the franchise and lends his character a menacing charm.
- David Stratton, At the Movies (Australia), August 16, 2012
The action - foot chases, gun battles, and one lengthy episode on motorbikes in the choked streets of Manila - is really, really good.
- Peter Galvin, sbs.com.au, August 16, 2012
Fast paced, tightly plotted and strongly performed, The Bourne Legacy is an inventive continuation of the groundbreaking Bourne series.
- Erin Free, FILMINK (Australia), August 16, 2012
Renner's Aaron Cross races to get his fix, in what seems like an overblown metaphor for the ideal viewer's addiction to chasing the Bourne dragon. 'No more', indeed.
- Anton Bitel, Film4, August 15, 2012
Shares crucial DNA with the earlier films but is drawn from the shallower end of the gene pool.
- Nigel Floyd, Time Out, August 14, 2012
If Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum were the cheeky entrée, mouth-watering main, and delectable dessert, respectively, watching this fourquel feels like finally receiving the bill.
- Simon Miraudo, Quickflix, August 13, 2012
Gilroy hasn't locked down every last task and stumbles at the end, but he keeps an awful lot spinning for an awfully long time.
- Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph, August 13, 2012
Everything Gilroy and crew concoct only serves to mock the excellence and passion with which Greengrass delivered his films.
- Ian Nathan, Empire Magazine, August 13, 2012
Gilroy has a strong sense of drama and he mostly directs with a sense of urgency suitable to the genre
- Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile, August 11, 2012
Set in stunning international locations, The Bourne Legacy delivers a story with scale, thrilling action and an exciting new protagonist in Jeremy Renner as Aaron Cross
- Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile, August 11, 2012
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, August 10, 2012
The whole thing remains peculiarly abstract - there's nothing to invest in here, no pre-existing couple under threat, no child in peril, no one to root for. No lighter moments either.
- David Sexton, This is London, August 10, 2012
Renner and Weisz work well together as two hunted souls who initially need each other for utilitarian reasons.
- Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post, August 10, 2012
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, August 10, 2012
Where The Bourne Ultimatum was a lesson in how to construct a jargon-heavy, location-hopping, it-goes-all-the-way-up-to-the-top spy thriller, The Bourne Legacy is a lesson in how not to.
- Leo Robson, Financial Times, August 16, 2012
This franchise is going to have to come up with something pretty special if it hopes to limp past this miserable entry.
- Adam Lee Davies, Little White Lies, August 10, 2012
