Poor Mr. Jang.

Rating: 8/10 (30 July 2014)

The movie works because the bad guy doesn't have a chance, except he does not know it. The bad guy, in this case, is Mr. Jang. He is vicious, mean, a thug, and rotten to the core, but compared to his adversary there is really no contest. His adversary, a young lady named Lucy, is someone whose brain is operating at full-throttle, and that is gist of the story - everyone else's brain are operating at only a small fraction of its total potential, hence Lucy is literally operating in another dimension. Under these conditions, Mr. Jang cannot win. The premise of the story, that humans use only a small fraction of their mental capacity, is pure science fantasy and completely unsupported by fact, but for the purpose of this movie, it's as good as any other myth. In her normal state Lucy is harmless, but as her brain power keeps increasing so does her powers which enable her to perform acts that defy the laws of physics. And that too is explained by the movie. But to learn that explanation the movie should be watched. Why spoil an interesting story?