Dumb but fun

Rating: 8/10 (14 March 2019)

I agree that the "science" in this film is blatant babble science, but heck, this is *fiction* for heaven's sake! The "science" is only a plot device to create scenes in which to have fun! Imagine if we bring the same critical scientific criticism to classics like X-files, Travellers, or Fringe? Sure, in this movie, they took it *way* too seriously, but even over-the-topedness that can be considered entertainment. Anyway, setting the science critique aside, the drama was fun. Even the hokey way in which the story culminates is fun. You have to see it as tongue in cheek. It's only gob smackingly disappointing if you try to take it seriously.
This applies even to the story line. After all, Lucy isn't faced with a whole lot of challenges that threaten her. Yeah, yeah, maybe time, but not even that, really, For her objective, there wasn't any need for her to find scientists. Maybe not from an internet cafe, but why not from the comfort of a more private household.....