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Lucy

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• Sci-fi
• Thriller

• 2014
• Luc Besson
• 85 mins
• 15

Summary

Action adventure directed by Luc Besson, starring Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman. Lucy, an American student in Taiwan, is persuaded by her new boyfriend to take a briefcase to the hotel room of a Mr Jang. But Jang is really a vicious crime boss, who forces Lucy to become a mule for an experimental drug that's bagged up and hidden inside her abdomen. However, when the bag leaks, Lucy undergoes a transformation of mind-blowing proportions...

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Jeremy Aspinall

Director Luc Besson deals in the mind-blowing as much as the physical in this crazy-quilt collision of Limitless and 2001: a Space Odyssey. Scarlett Johansson gets a rude awakening here as an American everywoman abroad who's forced to act as a drug mule for vicious crime boss Mr Jang (played by Oldboy's Choi Min-sik). Trouble is, she accidentally ingests the experimental substance, causing her cerebral capabilities to expand towards the godlike. Morgan Freeman adds his usual gravitas as a scientist who offers both enlightenment and incredulity, as the increasingly super-powered Lucy desperately tries to hang on to her humanity while evading vengeful Jang and his henchmen. This is not a patch on Besson's best work - Nikita, Leon - and Johansson is more ultra-evolved brainbox than action heroine (unlike her Black Widow character in the Avengers movies). It's barmy, but to compensate there are plenty of enthralling moments as action clichés (fights, car chases) are turned on their head, to often breathtaking effect.

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6.4/10

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rolenameLucyScarlett JohanssonProfessor NormanMorgan FreemanMr JangChoi Min-sik The LimeyJulian Rhind-TuttPierre Del RioAmr WakedRichardPilou AsbaekCarolineLio TiptonJiiNicolas Phongpheth

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rolenameDirectorLuc Besson

Details

Theatrical distributor

Universal

Released on

2014-08-22

Languages

English | English | German | Korean | Italian | French | Spanish

Guidance

Violence, some swearing.

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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