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Lucy

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When a boyfriend tricks Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) into delivering a briefcase to a supposed business contact, the once-carefree student is abducted by thugs who intend to turn her into a drug mule. She is surgically implanted with a package containing a powerful chemical, but it leaks into her system, giving her superhuman abilities, including telekinesis and telepathy. With her former captors in pursuit, Lucy seeks out a neurologist (Morgan Freeman), who she hopes will be able to help her.
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Enthusiastic and silly, Lucy powers through the movie's logic gaps with cheesy thrills plus Scarlett Johansson's charm -- and mostly succeeds at it.

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Emily St. James Vox 09/26/2016
It's a film that takes great delight in her essentially co-opting a long series of tropes and storylines typically reserved for men in stories of this type, which is an old trope in the feminist action movie wheelhouse. Go to Full Review
David Sims The Atlantic 09/22/2016
let it grab you by the noodle and zap you into its whacked-out vision of human existence. You'll feel much better for it, I promise. Go to Full Review
Jason Bailey Flavorwire 06/18/2016
Say what you will about 'Lucy,' which is an absurdly silly and sometimes aggressively stupid movie, but it's at least interested in showing us something new. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 05/06/2023
It's basically a fantasy wrapped in the guise of science and used as an excuse for an action thriller, but what a thriller. This is a kinetic explosion at its best with Johansson striding through it with a sense of drive and assuredness... Go to Full Review
Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine 01/24/2023
Lucy‘s two strands co-exist, intercut but separate; the pleasure is in ricocheting between two incompatible elements for an entire movie, making those blunt opening juxtapositions surprisingly indicative of what’s to come. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 08/05/2022
2.5/4
Besson packs a lot of ideas into the brief 89-minute runtime, but he should've spent another 20 minutes on character development. Go to Full Review
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Evwon K 2h A knockoff Limitless. A movie about Drugs written by Writers who were on drugs. Ridiculous, concept quickly becomes outlandish, and decisions that do not match the character's capacity. This isn't SciFi, it is pure Fantasy with magic unchained from any semblance of reality. Some visuals were neat I guess. See more Syd S @sydney7 Dec 8 One of my all-time favourite movies... an absolute must-watch! The way it was filmed is breathtaking, and the scenes beautifully mirrored the wonders of nature. Plus, Scarlett Johansson delivers as always… pure perfection! See more Chris B @Thebighat99 Dec 5 I really enjoy this movie. I’ve watched this quite a few times. It comes across to me like a newer concept something a little different. although it’s the same in that the hero starts out weak and small and turns into a large strong overwhelming individual. I like the pace of this movie. I think it’s quite well done. I will watch it again. See more PIXELEYE P Nov 29 Besides the massive plot holes and the obvious pseudo-scientific nonsense that comes with it, Lucy is an entertaining movie. I like the premise, even though it doesn’t really make sense at all but oh well. The action scenes are great and the CGI is surprisingly good. One thing I couldn’t rap my head around however is why on earth does Lucy not save the people who are getting shot/dying in the film? She has all these reality bending powers yet never saves anyone, nor does she permanently restrain the mobsters who are clearly out to kill her and anyone that stands in their way… It just felt weird to me. Otherwise this was really entertaining. I assume this whole idea of "using 100% of our brains" (which on it’s own doesn’t make sense) obviously wouldn’t give us all these god-like powers in real life but I guess it’s fun to think about. See more C S Nov 14 Spoilers. What i found good: 1. They must've poured in a lot of money into the CGI and visuals. They were good. 2. Always buildup of tension, kept me hooked. What i found meh...: 1. The storyline. At first, it begins by saying that humans always create an origin story centered on their own. Then, it ends by showing how humanity can smh control others and gravity and travel back time and break all the laws of physics by... activating more neurones. Isnt this the most self-centered thing ever. "We were born with Type 7 civilisation esque potential and we just need to activate it! :))))" 2. Plotholes. I dont understand. Lucy was dying because she ingested the drug and her cells chose immortality or smth. Then at the end of movie after ingesting so much of the drug, she transcends into the Internet and becomes immortal that way. Umm, someone please explain how this works? See more Neil S @Skinmann Nov 11 Another Luc Besson visual delight in the shape of Scarlett Johannson. Great to see Mr Wu away from his all you can eat buffet in Benidorm lol. Thoughtful to say the least. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis When a boyfriend tricks Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) into delivering a briefcase to a supposed business contact, the once-carefree student is abducted by thugs who intend to turn her into a drug mule. She is surgically implanted with a package containing a powerful chemical, but it leaks into her system, giving her superhuman abilities, including telekinesis and telepathy. With her former captors in pursuit, Lucy seeks out a neurologist (Morgan Freeman), who she hopes will be able to help her.
Director
Luc Besson
Producer
Virginie Silla
Screenwriter
Luc Besson
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Cine+, Canal+, TF1 Films Productions, EuropaCorp
Rating
R (Sexuality|Disturbing Images|Strong Violence)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 25, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$126.5M
Runtime
1h 28m
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