Monday, September 1, 2014

Movie: Lucy


Lucy: a frenzied Scarlett Johansson movie.  The plot line is simple.  Lucy is forced to become a drug mule, the package bursts inside her and the released drug turns her into a woman with superpowers, both mentally and physically.  In the opening scene, which takes place in Taiwan, Lucy’s boyfriend has her deliver a briefcase.  The recipient is a gangster who intends to distribute a new and powerful drug.  Choi Min Sik is excellent as the gangster.  Lucy is part of a group of mules, the others of whom are male with brief screen time.  Each mule is given a passport to a different European city.  Interspersed through the opening scenes are shots of a lecture being given by Professor Norman (Morgan Freeman), an expert on chartering brain power.  The underlying theme is that we humans are using only a small percentage of our brain.  Through Professor Norman we learn what’s happening to Lucy as her brain usage expands.  The movie entails lots of killing and, at times, the scenes play out like a western kung fu film.  All the killers are Asian.  The director and script writer is Luc Besson, who brought us La Femme Nikita, and Lucy is in the same tradition; always good to see strong women.  Unfortunately, during the film’s 89 minutes, the storyline becomes ridiculous.  If you enjoy action films with lots of bodies being shot up, then this one’s for you.  Otherwise, I think you can skip this movie.  I know a number of you who receive my commentary have already seen the film.  I was surprised by the number of diverse comments I received and, because of the disparity, I decided to see the movie.  While I enjoy Marvel comic character movies, I still need an accompanying plot that makes sense.  For me, this film was just nonsense.  

 

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