Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Amr Whaked
Mon dieu, Besson!
Scarlett Johansson is possibly the biggest actress in the world right now and in that line she's appeared in a number of science-fiction films lately; Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Her, Beneath The Skin, for example. Lucy now appears in this chain and it's by far the weakest of this lot in that it pushes pseudo-science (admittedly, almost a sci-fi necessity) to its limit. It's all hokum and even the central concept seems to revolve around a common misinterpretation (the film points towards that there's an untapped 90% of brain function that leads to other abilities. The human brain actually uses all its functions, just some more than others at any given time).
So, why have I not trashed this movie entirely? I'm not a Luc Besson fan. but I can't deny his competence. The action scenes are well-paced and exciting and Scarlett Johannson gives a solid performance, even if much of what she says comes off as oddly hilarious ("I can feel my brain" is a personal favourite...but my sense of humour's weird anyway). It's a long way from great and still a fair distance from okay, but at least I can't say it's boring, unlike the recent and rather similar Transcendence.
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