Attempted to be better, but failed.

Rating: 5/10 (9 August 2012)

The Bourne Legacy comes five years after Ultimatum: Bourne has exposed Blackbriar and it starts crumbling at the seems. Enter Aaron Cross, another agent from Operation Outcome attempts to outrun those who created him. Cross is, unfortunately, boring. Jeremy Renner attempts to make do with what he's given, but Bourne would kill Cross if they ever met face to face.
The project attracted big names such as Renner, Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton, as well as returning cast Joan Allen and David Strathairn, but they only appear in 5 minute long cameos. The glaring issue is Jason Bourne is not in this, something i knew wouldn't work. With Bourne, it feels forced, and it was.
Another missing attribute was John Powell's power surged score, Oliver Wood's realistic cinematography and Christopher Rouse's sharp editing. Everything about the film feels uninspired, with the only intention being "gotta cash in, gotta cash in."
To it's credit, it maintains it action grit and slick car chases, but outside of that, Legacy falls flat and fails to make people believe Cross is better than Jason Bourne. Then again, that was a crazy idea to begin with.
Perhaps this convinces Greengrass and Damon to return to their respected posts. And maybe squeeze Aaron Cross in.
The Bourne Legacy 5/10