Bourne + The Matrix + a healthy dose of likable insanity

Rating: 7/10 (26 August 2016)

"Lucy" is nothing at all like I'd expected - that is, your usual Luc Besson schlock. But he is seriously tripping balls with this one. All because of a drug o.d., Scarlett Johansson begins to open her mind far beyond our known capacity; which means she's just full-on superhero. And the first half of this is a tightly-paced bundle of energy. IT is pure comic book and a lot of fun. I'm actually surprised it isn't Japanese ("Ghost in the Shell" and "Akira" jump to mind).
The second half is where it loses step, explaining the nutballs plot and trying to make a statement on man's power list. Scarlett manipulates space and time like Neo and it loses its winning personality. For me, this movie boils right down to its lead. She is perfect; and I wonder how good this would've turned out with a lesser actor. Casting makes up for an awful lot in the writing department here.
7/10