Review: Lucy (2014)

Strange, surreal, yet, in some ways, remarkable. Scarlett Johansson is 3 for 3 for odd roles, but all interesting.

Scarlett plays Lucy, a sort of lost soul perhaps, or just good time gal that lives and studies in Taiwan. Her recent boyfriend gets her entangled with some not so good guys. They're after what she has been conned into delivering to them. Events take place, and that leads to some interesting ramifications.

The film started out a bit so so for me, but, once it got going I was entranced. It kind of takes the ideas behind Limitless (2011) and amps it up substanitally.

I really enjoyed the exploration of using our brain more than what we can, and where that could take us. It's all theory, but, this presentation of that theory is bizarre and exciting.

I suppose, if you look hard enough, this film plays either as a cousin to Her and Under The Skin, or forms part of a trilogy. I would've liked to seen a little more though, as the film runs at a meagre 89 mins.

Rating:

3.5 out of 5.