Shortcuts - The Bourne Legacy

For all of you who just can’t bear to wait until Wednesday to find out what we thought of the newest movies, Road To The Movies presents Shortcuts – mini-reviews of 100 words or less designed to sate your appetite for opinion just long enough for us to get our reviews edited and posted.

THE BOURNE LEGACY

If sequels are never as good as the original, the newest entry in the Bourne series is no exception. While The Bourne Identity balanced acting, action, plotting, and intelligence perfectly, Legacy – legacy in name alone – suffers from near dismemberment as each part pulls in a different direction. While I can’t fault the acting, the action suffers from “trying too hard” syndrome; and where the ideas are engaging, the plot falls apart when looked at through even a slightly critical lens. Ultimately, each part cancels out the others, resulting in a blandness that makes this the tofu of spy thrillers.

5/10

-GABE

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