Review of Lucy (2014) by Tvnewsguido — 24 Jul 2014
Dull and Passionless.
Besson had some interesting narrative ideas (using the stock footage to show what was going on in Lucy's mind) but he abandoned those so early, they seemed like editing mistakes.
A full third of the movie is a PowerPoint presentation and, while it's widely believed that people would pay to hear Morgan Freeman read the phone book, it comes off just as dull as your last quarterly meeting.
The film's true failing is that Lucy is no longer human within the first 40 minutes. She becomes completely unsympathetic. There is no hero here because we have no idea what she wants or why she is trying so hard to accomplish "the thing.".
It is, in the end, hollow and heartless.
This review of Lucy (2014) was written by Tvnewsguido on 24 Jul 2014.
Lucy has generally received positive reviews.
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