Once you get past the fact that this is a Bourne movie without Bourne, and is the equivalent of a Bond Movie following 008 this actually is not a bad movie. The problem is it is not a Bourne movie, and is not as good as the Bourne Movies. I assume if they had given it a non Bourne title it would have attracted fewer through the cinema doors, however if you are a fan of the Bourne movies then you may be a little disappointed.
Part of the intrigue with the Bourne trilogy was that there were a lot of unknowns, he didn't know who he was or what Treadstone and Blackfrier were. There is none of this in the Bourne Legacy so the plot line is a little lost.
The Action set-pieces are good, as you expect form these films, but with the lack of underlying story you don't feel the same for Aaron Cross as you did for Jason Bourne.
I don't think showing someone stranded in an Alaskan landscape was really a strong enough opening, it didn't make any statement ahead of the opening credits, and I found myself nit picking continuity errors, and a couple of bits that just didn't seem believable.
All that said, this is a good movie in its own right, although you need some of the bourne backstory to understand it, if I came to this without the previous three movies I would have enjoyed it, The problem is it is trying to be something it is not. 7/10
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