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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 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. Sep 26, 2016 Full Review David Sims The Atlantic 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. Sep 22, 2016 Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire 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. Jun 18, 2016 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 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... May 6, 2023 Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine 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. Jan 24, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Besson packs a lot of ideas into the brief 89-minute runtime, but he should've spent another 20 minutes on character development. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 5, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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C S 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? Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/14/25 Full Review Neil S 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. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/11/25 Full Review Paul D. I just love these type of movies and Scarlett Johansson was amazing in her role. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/08/25 Full Review Manuel P Stop it with this lie that "we only use 1% of our brains", it is a stupid premise and actually untrue. It showcases your ignorance on the matter you intend to develop your stupid idea for a movie on. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/22/25 Full Review Bill G This may be one of the best movies I've ever seen. Step back though. You will hear criticisms of how this is pseudo-science and there are plot holes, etc. and all those critics are right. What they don't realize is the potential of this movie as to how humankind can evolve. Is it weird? Yes. Does it have a weird ending? Yes. But the potential for humanity is expressed as I've never seen it expressed before. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/13/25 Full Review Daniel B Al igual que el eje central de “Lucy” esta película habla de todo a la vez que no habla de nada, y no lo digo cómo algo negativo sino cómo el signo distintivo de esta más que película, experiencia. Siento que es de esas narrativas que una vez que la terminas de ver quedas con más preguntas que respuestas, ya que esta aborda un sinfín de alegorías al avance y significado humano, a la vez que también es una cinta de acción con algunas de las secuencias más refinadas en este genero que he visto, la escena del hospital y de la persecución son visualmente espectaculares. Algo que me gusta del cine francés es cómo mantienen su estética aún para sus producciones más comerciales, una paleta de colores con tonos ácidos a la vez que callejeros y deslavados, que contrastan con entornos de suma opulencia, planos subjetivos e incómodos hacia los personajes, pero también contrastados con planos abiertos más tradicionales, que esta película toma en las secuencias de acción, y más allá del hermoso retrato que esta hizo de la época en la que fue creada, cada aspecto técnico rebosa en personalidad. Al final en completa sinceridad, casi no entendí ningún de los temas más metafóricos que toca esta película, pero lo que amé de esta es que no necesitas entenderlos para dejarte fascinar por esta película, porque en su exterior es tan propositiva e interesante para hacerte deslumbrar con sus visuales al igual que con alguna interpretación que logres atrapar o con cada diálogo lleno de sustancia que suelta Morgan Freeman. Yo soy de los que piensan que una gran historia en el cine no se puede abordar en hora y media, ya que esta duración es más un estándar para narrativas más banales como comedia o acción, pero en Lucy cada segundo es oro, no hay ni una escena de relleno o intrascendente, cada diálogo exterioriza y le da más capas a un ensayo que en toda su duración nunca deja de ser interesante o propositivo, esta película es un viaje en acido del cual nunca quieres despertar, y es confusamente hermoso. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/11/25 Full Review 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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