The action and cinematography are much easier to watch without Greengrass' infamous shaky cam. With minimal screen time together, it was tough to grapple onto Byer's perusal of Bourne. Although I think Norton is a good actor, he didn't do anything as Eric Byer that impressed me all that much. Edward Norton plays the new suspicious C.I.A figure, which has become a classic Bourne trope at this point. Much like Bourne and Marie in 'Identity', they have great chemistry together and Weisz thankfully more with her character than what's written on the page. Renner is complemented by a powerful performance from Rachel Weisz, who plays Cross' former doctor. I'm not sure he got cast in all of these franchises, but he doesn't seem to disappoint.
It's a far better decision than having Renner be the re-casted Bourne.
The approach to have Jason Bourne's actions impact Cross' and the rest of the Black Ops agents was a smart one. With that said, I like the fact that the film takes place at and around the same time that 'Ultimatum' did. It should have just deviated from the source material even more than it did. While the script and direction from Tony Gilroy relies heavily on the same tropes of the series, I can't say it's a film that shouldn't have been made. In the age of shared universes, Universal decided it was a good idea to make another Bourne film in 2012, after years of trying to get a 4th Damon film off the ground.
Aaron Cross is hardly as interesting as Bourne, but Renner's charismatic presence is more than enough to get by. But as a spy-action-thriller, it's pretty solid. As the 4th Bourne film in the series, 'Legacy' isn't all that inventive or revealing.
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