Spoilt by ludricous science and illogical plot

Rating: 4/10 (15 December 2014)

I really liked the original idea behind movie this and liked how the Korean mafia intertwined into the film's plot. However, they take the interesting concept of enhanced brain power to a ridiculous level that insults the brain power of anyone watching the film. Anyone with even a secondary school understanding of basic scientific concepts will find this just excruciating to watch. It's like the film was written by some 'creative' who watched a couple of TED talks on evolution and then decided to plug the gaps in their knowledge with made-up stuff. What starts off as an interesting science-based plot quickly turns into a X-Men film with Lucy having farcical super powers.
What was really annoying, and just lazy film making, was how Lucy went immediately from having enhanced cognitive ability to being 'all-knowing' at the start of her change. Without any way to gain knowledge in a locked room, she's suddenly a medical expert and a computer programmer. That's just frustrating to watch and where the film was lost for me.