Title: The Bourne Legacy

Year Released/Rating: 2012 PG-13

Starring: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton

Written By: Tony Gilroy, Dan Gilroy, Robert Ludlum

Directed By: Tony Gilroy

Genre: Action, adventure, mystery

Star Rating: 5/5 stars

Where I Got It: Redbox rental

Trivia:

Before this movie was seriously considered, director Paul Greengrass jokingly suggested to make a fourth Bourne movie called "The Bourne Redundancy".
Shipped to theaters under the code name "Marcher". This was also the fake title filming took place under.
The message scrawled on the mirror in the hotel room, 'No More', is an anagram of the fake surname Cross gives to Marta, 'Monroe'.
Daniel Craig visited his wife Rachel Weisz during their shoot in Manila. Producer Frank Marshall was glad to see them together, saying: "It was pretty cool to have James Bond on the 'Bourne' set with Aaron Cross. We had a great time. It was really fun."

Summary: An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.

Review: I enjoyed this volume way more than the previous Bourne movie. The shaky cam was limited to the last action sequence. The plot line was a nice change of pace. The characters were decent. I loved seeing Jeremy Renner as the "new Bourne." It was a thoroughly fun ride. Great little action film to enjoy some night.

Best Bits:

[last lines] Dr. Marta Shearing: Are we lost? Aaron Cross: No, I was just looking at our options. Dr. Marta Shearing: Oh, I was kinda hoping we were lost.
Drone Spec: What kind of weapon system is this guy operating? Dita Mandy: He's probably got a rifle. [Drone operators exchange incredulous glances] Byer: It's a high-powered rifle.
Aaron Cross: [to Dr. Shearing] Now, I've got a plan, and it's just not that complicated. What I'm going to do is wait for the next person to show up to kill you. Maybe they can help me.
Dr. Marta Shearing: You've been shot! Aaron Cross: It's all right.