KNOWLEDGE IS GOOD

Rating: 7/10 (20 December 2018)

I love science fiction when the emphasis is on science. If you love hype, special effects, gadgets, and a slightly different plot, this one has all of that. However, I have a hard time grasping the concept that special abilities such as manipulating time, space and dimension will happen when a person uses more of their brain.
These type of films, of people who suddenly acquire special abilities is not new. The film gave me flashbacks of "The Man with the X-Ray Eyes," "Limitless" "Transcendence", "The Time Machine" and "2001..." just to name a few. There are more.
Lucy is given an experimental drug, CPH-4 that erupts in her abdomen and if you have seen one preview for the film, you know pretty much the whole film and have a good idea where it goes save the details.
PLOT SPOILER: The scene that ties the film together is when she is back in time and meets our ancestor, a man-ape which reminds us of Dr. Leaky's "Lucy." Here, as in the painting of the Sistine Chapter our Lucy extends her finger, like God, to touch the finger of the man-ape. It was as if they created the whole film for this one scene. This was the equivalent of the man-ape touching the monolith in "2001..." Lucy imparts to man an unconscious universal knowledge (Hollywood New Age obsession) as would later be demonstrated with the painting of the Sistine Chapel and Dr. Leaky selecting the name "Lucy" and Faber College of "Animal House" using the phrase "Knowledge is Good" as their school motto.
Unfortunately, the ending dragged on a bit, like a man entering a monolith. I was hoping for more face to face "Kill Bill" type action.
Looks good on the big screen.
Parental Guide: Minor swearing, maybe an F-bomb. No Nudity. Scarlett does get groped.