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| Year of first release: 2014 | |
| Director: Luc Besson | |
| Actors: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi, Amr Waked | |
| Country: F | |
| Genre: SF | |
| Conditions of visioning: 28.07.2014, Schauburg, OV Sneak preview | |
| Synopsis: It was supposed to be a simple job. All Lucy (Johansson) had to do was deliver a mysterious briefcase to Mr. Jang (Choi). But immediately Lucy is caught up in a nightmarish deal where she is captured and turned into a drug mule for a new and powerful synthetic drug. When the bag she is carrying inside of her stomach leaks, Lucy's body undergoes unimaginable changes that unlocks her mind's full potential 100%. With her new-found powers, Lucy turns into a merciless warrior intent on getting back at her captors. | |
| Review: The first 20 minutes of the movie are excellent and very promising, with a very original cut mixing wildlife scenes and the current story. This was a very powerful cut! Then Professor Norman (Freeman) gives indices on what is happening or going to happen via his lectures. The parallel setting of science and story is really good and reminds me the great Mr Nobody. Then each step of her mind evolution is enhanced by the display of percentage but no more supported by wildlife or scientific pictures. Except at the very end. But the lecture explaining that mastering the world is one goal but feelings are another human goal is forgotten. And this is a pity to see SPOILER that mastering one's brain/mind makes a supercomputer or a self-acting superinternet out of the human. The modern special effects and the relatively simple acting are mastered by Luc Besson as at its time in The fifth element. I liked also seeing again Choi (Old boy) and Morgan Freeman, even if their roles are unfortunately not very developped. The actor Amr Waked has also a good charisma, even if his role here is hidden in the shadow of Scarlett Johansson. |
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Rating: 7 /10
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Lucy (2014)
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I am surprise that you give such a good rating to this kind of movie which you usually don't praise much. I am usually tired of the Luc Besson popular productions, but I may be tempted to watch that one if you recommend it.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, the first 20 minutes of Lucy would have been rated at 9-10/10 but the rest barely at 3-4/10. Actually in these days, I was a bit euphoric. That might be a reason for the biaised evaluation. A correct rating should be 5/10.
ReplyDeleteAfter your positive review I have watched the Blu-ray of Lucy on 20.03.2015. I liked the juxtaposition of what happens to Lucy with wildlife scenes and the lecture by the character of Morgan Freeman, as you did. The rest of the movie is not as spectacular as I had expected (from the trailer in particular), which is in itself not a bad thin: the movie directed by Luc Besson try to have more meaning than the ones he produces, usually a pure sequence of Action scenes.
ReplyDeleteThere is a bit more reflexion in Lucy but as you said the ending is disappointing. My rating: 5/10.