Great concept but over complicated! 6/10

Rating: 6/10 (18 January 2015)

Review: Although this movie didn't go down well with critics, I personally thought that it was quite good. It did seem very short and the main character didn't really show off her amazing capabilities in the normal world but I did enjoy it's originality and some of the action scenes. The story of Lucy is quite simple but extremely technical. She was basically kidnapped by a group of thugs who implanted a special substance into her stomach for her to carry across the border. When the substance bursts, it gives her access to part of her brain which a normal person can't understand, except for a professor who is played by Morgan Freeman. I think, the thing that let a lot of people down is that the director over complicated the storyline with technical jargon which no one can understand. He could have easily made it into a more interesting movie by slowing down the process of the brains progression and to see her take her revenge with her new powers but the movie seemed rushed and a waste of a good concept. I was intrigued with her capabilities and we're they were going to end up but I honestly think that Luc Beeson missed the opportunity to make a classic. Watchable!
Round-Up: Scarlett Johansson, really isn't showing any signs of slowing down and with profits like she made with this movie, I'm sure that she will be getting many calls from the big studios. With the new Avengers, Ghost in the Shell and another Captain America in the pipeline, she definitely has made the right choices in her career and at the young age of 30, I'm sure that were going to see her challenge her acting skills with some different type of roles soon. Its always a joy to see Morgan Freeman on the big screen but he hasn't done anything major since the poor Las Vegas, which should have been better with such a great cast. He seems to be doing these bit parts which have been pretty disappointing, like in Transcendence and Oblivion so I hope that he will reach his Seven type status soon. As for this movie, I thought that the concept was great but the director wasted to much time on fancy graphics and technical jargon.
Budget: $40million Worldwide Gross: $459million (WOW!)
I recommend this movie to people who are into their sci-fi/action/mystery movies about a woman who gets implanted with a special substance which bursts and gives her special powers. 6/10