If there's one thing I have always said ever since hearing Matt Damon wouldn't be apart of any new Bourne film, it's that there cannot be a Bourne film without Bourne. It just doesn't make sense. A Jason Bourne film without Matt Damon just doesn't work. Legacy managed to turn out okay as an action-packed movie that only emulates the real Bourne films. Also, if Jason Bourne is not included, why still call it 'Bourne'?

Photo: Rachel Weisz. Bourne Legacy. Universal Studios. 2012

In my opinion, the Bourne trilogy is best left alone after Ultimatum, and I'm sure many would agree. The acting and action-filled scenes between Rachel Weisz and Jeremy Renner (who I highly dislike) made the film almost worth watching. Had this not tried to be another Bourne installment, but a completely different action film that just so happened to be linked to the whole Treadstone/Blackbriar corrupt conspiracy, then it might have been better received. Overall, it just definitely does not work as another addition to the already completed and brilliant trilogy.

Photo: Renner. USA Today. Bourne Legacy. Universal Studios. 2012.

The action sequences may have been nicely executed, but were still too predictable. And the constant mention of Jason Bourne throughout the movie didn't assist in making the film any better either. If anything, it just makes audience members miss seeing Matt Damon as Jason Bourne. There is still a sense of intrigue, excitement, and action-tipped suspense until the end, where all has stopped and the mood chills out.

Photo: Rachel Weisz. Renner. Bourne Legacy. Universal Studios. 2012. I do not recommend this movie. I don't know why they made a Bourne film without Bourne, or why I even went to see it. But I won't be seeing it again.