Great start to another series.

Rating: 9/10 (12 August 2012)

Its almost unfortunate that BOURNE is attached to the movie.I think it made audiences feel it should be on par with Ultimatum, when I think what we are getting is IDENTITY in a parallel universe. Although I felt the story did a good job of tying the whole world together... There were some holes in the story. That said - I believe this is a start to much more. AND the movie itself was still very entertaining.
Any story issues were well handled by Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weiz, and Ed Norton. All gave STELLAR performances. Renner's physical prowess left me exhausted and exhilarated all at the same time. The action sequences were really good and Renner looks better than he ever has.
Marta (played my Weiz) was an exceptionally believable character. And Ed Norton just does a great job being a total bastard.
You have to release any Matt Damon/ Jason Bourne expectation. The reality is it a different story with in the same world. And I do strongly believe it is a story worth looking into. My biggest issue with the movie is that we didn't dig deeper, just wider. I had hoped we could have seen more of the process of becoming and agent, a look into Aaron Cross' first assignments. The story mentions emotional noise from the outcome agents... show us! Even a little more of the back story of who Kenneth Kitsom was.
Interestingly enough some of the trailers and previews shows scenes that didn't make the final cut. After seeing the movie three times. I have to say my love for the movie has grown. Between the first and second time I saw it - the movie opened up to me. I think I was no longer distracted about how this transition would work - and instead I was just pulled into the story. I am still displeased with the ending. A typical leave them hanging Bourne ending, but this was a little premature I think I felt like we needed just a little more resolution than this ending gave us.
All in all Legacy really is a great and entertaining film. Renner and the whole cast were spectacular in their performance. I look forward to more from this series and hope we get the chance to dig deeper in upcoming installments.