Lucy

Scarlett Johansson   w/d  Luc Besson

Here they took an urban myth - that people only use 10% of their brains - and went wild with the what if idea...

This was pretty silly but undeniably compelling. We watch this woman brutalized by a cartoonish criminal Taiwanese syndicate...they inject her with an experimental drug...she then gradually becomes superwoman. Film was fast-paced and fun to watch as her powers gradually increased.

Great junk. The best Besson has done in many years and a fine performance by Scarjo.

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