Lucy

2014 • 89 minutes

About this movie

From the visionary director of La Femme Nikita and The Professional and starring Scarlett Johansson and Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman comes an action-thriller about a woman accidentally caught in a dark deal who turns the tables on her captors. Altered by a dangerous new drug allowing her to use 100% of her brain capacity, Lucy transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

Ratings and reviews

This film brought maximum joy to my life for roughly two hours. Mainly due to the Scarlett Johansen with that gorgeous head of hers. I loved the idea of the drug unlocking the full potential of the human brain though and the awesome stuff she could do with it. I think they must have found it difficult to tie up because the end was a bit odd (without spoiling it). All in all, if you take the film without too much seriousness, you probably will enjoy it. I'd watch this again. 🙌

The concept isn't new but the dynamic being the ability of the human brains journey of evolution is new. Most comment didn't get the 10% part as it stipulates human counsiousness is only at 10%. Not realising the 10% to speak of is at a global average IQ. That USB has infinite storage and inconspicuous enough said. The ending could have been better using a device that could only be read when mankind was ready (seeing as she time traveled somehow). In all a different movie to watch an I personally enjoyed.

Not the best work from Freeman or Johansson. An good start but the basic premise is based on a pop theory debunked a long time ago, the plot jerks along and collapses towards the end and one of the visual devices regularly jars you out of the moment to remind you you're watching a film. I wish I hadn't paid to see it in the cinema.