When I first heard about Lucy, which was not long before it's release, I thought, Wow, this sounds like an interesting summer film. How come I haven't heard anything about it? Due to the amazing graphics in the film, I assume that's where the marketing money went. Overall, the movie was somewhat entertaining, but if you haven't seen it, you aren't missing out on my much.
I have never seen anything starring Scarlett Johansson that thoroughly disappointed me. While I do not believe that every film she has done is amazing, I've never left the theater wishing I hadn't seen the film. If there had not been a Hollywood star in this film, I wouldn't have seen it. Her acting was fine, as was Morgan Freeman's. The graphics were incredible. The sound mixing may get it nominated for an Academy. The story, while short-lived, was fun. Like the majority of this summer's films, it didn't do well.
Didn't they already make a movie just like this? That was the common question I heard anytime this film was brought up in conversation. The problem is that no one seemed to be able to pinpoint what movie this was. And why? Because it was a relatively low-budget film called Limitless, starring Bradley Cooper. He finds a drug that helps him unlock a higher percentage of his brain, just like Lucy does. While I don't deny that this is an interesting concept for a movie, Limitless seemed more realistic to me. In Lucy, her brain allows her to do things such as changing her physical appearance and killing someone just by looking at them.
The film started out with a wonderful plot for a thriller. Lucy is abducted and forced to be a drug mule. While in route to board an airplane, she is apprehended and beat. A kick to her stomach causes the drug to release inside of her, and that's when the movie really begins. Lucy has to understand what is happening to her before time runs out. Unfortunately, the film ran out too early. I had so many questions that I was hoping would get answered. The movie picks up it's pace, and then ends. Just ends. The running time for Lucy was just a little over an hour and a half. The movie needed to be longer, especially since it's a film that was supposed to require a lot of thinking. As a graduate in anthropology, I enjoyed some of the references such as the title, but felt things were made too obvious.
So, should you see this film? Maybe if the options at Redbox or the Dollar Theater are limited.
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