'Life was given to us a billion years ago. What have we done with it?'

Rating: 9/10 (27 January 2015)

Viewers can elect the mindset to watch this strange but extraordinarily beautiful (splendid special effects by Philippe Hubin and crew, cinematography by Thierry Arbogast, and music by Eric Serra) film written and directed by Luc Beeson (Transporter series, Taken series, The Fifth Element Taxi, etc). It is a film that pushes our imagination, offers fascinating insights about the possibilities of brain function, and takes a different stance on fantasy thrillers.
Opening in Ethiopia we meet Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) and Richard (Pilou Asbæk) – Richard is asking Lucy to deliver a mysterious briefcase to Mr. Jang (Min-sik Choi). But immediately Lucy is caught up in a nightmarish situation where she is captured and turned into a drug mule for a new and powerful synthetic drug. When the bag she is carrying inside of her stomach leaks, Lucy's body undergoes unimaginable changes that unlock her mind's full potential 100%. With her newfound powers, Lucy turns into a merciless warrior intent on getting back at her captors. She receives invaluable help from Professor Norman Morgan Freeman), the leading authority on the human mind, and French police captain Pierre Del Rio (Amr Waked). Watching Lucy's expanding brain power provide extensive insights and control is astonishing and the entire film is enhanced by not only the intelligent words from Professor Norman but also the flashbacks to the beginning of life on the planet, dizzyingly fast forwarded to now and the world Lucy must face.
Try to pay less attention to the plethora of Chinese gangsters and focus on the intelligent possibilities and the film will remain in the back of your mind long after the credits run.