the biggest crime universal has committed with the bourne legacy tying the film to the bourne franchise. on its own, the film is an exciting and enjoyable spy thriller with a capable lead in jeremy renner and a great supporting cast in rachel weisz, edward norton, stacy keach and scott glenn. tony gilroy proves himself an very good action director and the characters are interesting and worth following; every time it brings up jason bourne however, it starts to stumble and that hurts the project. the end result is a film that is still definitely worth watching, albeit with somewhat lowered expectations. universal's home video release gives the film an excellent set of technical specs and decent special features, making it a spy thriller worth owning as long as you aren't expecting the next bourne ultimatum. it's too bad that "the next bourne ultimatum" is exactly what universal set us up to expect. [read the full review here.]