Review of Lucy (2014) by Klkenney — 26 Jul 2014
"Lucy" is the first secular, sci-fantasy, international Western I've seen. The "black hats" are one dimensional, Asian villians; the "white hat," Scarlett Johansson, is a literal bombshell, who finds her moral compass in her expanding frontal lobe.
This is Johannsson's movie to win or lose as she plays a steroidal game of "Beat the Clock." with criminal minds and a cocktail of mind-blowing chemicals. It's plot is like a blend of the "Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight" and "Contact," but Johannsson is convincing, the action fun and the outcome mysteriously begs a better sequel.
Should get an Oscar nod for special effects and applause for it's simian anti-drug message.
This review of Lucy (2014) was written by Klkenney on 26 Jul 2014.
Lucy has generally received positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
