Lucy
review by
ANIZ FILMVALA
*****
Lucy [Scarlett Johansson] is in for a shock when she realizes
that her boyfriend who intimidates her into a trade of an drug called
CPH4. She becomes the victim to the deadly drug when she is been forcibly bought
into the trade to deliver it by carrying the stuff in her body, as fortuitously
the drug gets into her system and creates are havoc by increasing her cerebral
from 10 to 100 percent.
Lucy's concept is fascinating as the idea goes beyond ones
imagination power as what next if the cerebral crosses the limit of normal 10
percent. Director
Luc Besson keeps the adrenaline rush moving with host of scene to justify the
power of brain.
As there are bizarre events where she can foresee and intrude
into any gadgets to communicate and gets the accuracy of information beyond its
confines. A car chase in a one Way Street is shot with a great style and audaciously,
is the highlight of the movie. Also some visual effects are convincing to match
the novelty of the script.
Morgan Freeman yet again delivers a performance which scales
above the role. Scarlett Johansson is mesmerizing and makes us believe what she
goes through of metamorphosis of the brain.
Lucy is not a standard typical Hollywood action exaggerated film
but it shows the innovation of sci-fi genre, if you understand and want a brain
storming fun then don’t miss it.
Cast
Scarlett
Johansson as Lucy
Morgan
Freeman as Professor Samuel Norman
Choi
Min-sik as Jang
Amr
Waked as Del Rio
