Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy
Whether in character-driven films (The Hurt Locker, The Town) or action-packed star vehicles (Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol, The Avengers), Renner has emerged as one of Hollywood's most dependable actors in recent years. Of course that didn't make the task of stepping into Matt Damon's shoes in the genre-changing Bourne franchise any less daunting. But Renner has an innate dexterity as an actor, including a ''default intensity [and] the way he conveys that complicated mental calculations are taking place under cover of watchful stillness'' (per Lisa Schwarzbaum), that transform his turn as Aaron Cross from a Damon downgrade to a fighting chance at franchise renewal. All that's without mentioning that the two-time Oscar nominee can wear the heck out of a well-tailored suit. What's not to love? —Lanford Beard
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