Lucy concerns itself with, um...Lucy (Scarlett Johansson), a college girl who finds herself unwillingly swept up in a drug smuggling racket. After having some drugs surgically implanted in her abdomen that rupture, she evolves into the ultimate human, capable of bending reality and time to her will.
To be honest, this film sounds a lot better than it is. I like the concept - the idea of becoming overdosed on what is essentially super strong performance enhancers to become ridiculously good at pretty much everything has huge potential. Imagine if the Matrix and Limitless had a baby and you wouldn't be far off. The problem is that the film bogs itself down with Morgan Freeman giving lectures about the untapped part of the human brain and evolution theory with regards to intelligence, slowing the film to a crawl at times. And when the film constantly darts between a lecture theater and Lucy breaking some faces, it just feels at odds with itself. Oh, and the ending was hugely disappointing.
All in all, it was entertaining enough for the most part, but you can't help but feel like it failed to reach it's full potential. Which is hilariously ironic...
To be honest, this film sounds a lot better than it is. I like the concept - the idea of becoming overdosed on what is essentially super strong performance enhancers to become ridiculously good at pretty much everything has huge potential. Imagine if the Matrix and Limitless had a baby and you wouldn't be far off. The problem is that the film bogs itself down with Morgan Freeman giving lectures about the untapped part of the human brain and evolution theory with regards to intelligence, slowing the film to a crawl at times. And when the film constantly darts between a lecture theater and Lucy breaking some faces, it just feels at odds with itself. Oh, and the ending was hugely disappointing.
All in all, it was entertaining enough for the most part, but you can't help but feel like it failed to reach it's full potential. Which is hilariously ironic...
