Ehh, not so good.

Rating: 6/10 (3 September 2013)

First things first, let me tell you about my history with the Bourne series. I can't say I'm the biggest fan. I thought the first movie was great and I liked the two sequels. As far as where Legacy would rank, I'd have to say at the bottom. That doesn't mean it's a bad film, just not up to snuff with the whole series.
Let me start with the positive. The film starts with our new hero Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) on some type of survival mission on a snowy mountain. He has to trek through deep snow all the while avoiding wolves that are on his trail. During the first 45 minutes or so I thought this movie had potential to be great. Jeremy Renner was very solid acting wise. He actually had some personality, unlike the stone faced Jason Bourne before him. His character in this movie has to take pills in order to enhance his strength and intelligence. Aaron Cross can jump a little higher and movie a little faster than normally possible. This helps him a lot when he fighting hand to hand, and makes it just a little more interesting to watch. I'd also like to mention an impressive scene in which Cross has to clear a house of hostile enemies to save someone. The hand to hand combat was awesome. Cross uses his enhanced intelligence to outsmart his enemies with ambushes. My favorite part was when he was on the bottom floor and he ran outside and vaulted on to the roof. He then went inside the window into the top floor and outflanked the gunmen. If you're just in the mood for some Bourne style action I would tentatively recommend this movie to you.
Now for the negative. For how much I liked the action oriented scenes at the beginning, the scenes at the end were somewhat rehashed and uninteresting. It seems that the director thought that since this was in the Bourne series it was okay to have Aaron Cross do most of the same stunts. We have a car chase, foot chase, and a motorcycle chase. Although they all looked good and were well executed, I couldn't shake the generic feeling. I think the problem was that they were trying to make Aaron Cross exactly like Bourne. He's not as cool as Bourne though, so I ended up thinking Bourne rip off more than Bourne sequel. Another problem was the acting. Aside from Jeremy Renner I found the cast of characters to be uninspired and boring. Rachel Weisz was all over the place. In the aforementioned house scene she was laughably bad. The rest of the movie her performance was average. I was thoroughly annoyed by Edward Norton's character. In every scene all he does is spit out orders in rapid succession with a scowl on his face. The villains are extremely forgettable. They're basically just nameless government agents.
If you don't expect it to live up the legacy of the other Bourne movies then you might enjoy this one. Unfortunately I don't think that's what they meant with the title.