Not horrible, but certainly not a memorable sci-fi film

Rating: 5/10 (2 January 2018)

How best to explain 'Lucy'? I'm not really sure - my best bet is 'Limitless' crossed with 'The Matrix', but without the best bits from either! Basically, Lucy (Johansson) gets involved in a drug ring in Taipei and it just so happens the drugs 'unlock' the full potential of her brain. The biggest flaw of the film is right there - it's based on the urban myth that humans only use 10% of their brain power. We may not always use 100%, but we certainly use more than 10% for the majority of the time!
The best bits are the amazing car scene in Paris, the intercut footage (cheetahs, dinosaurs and other bits of nature) and Morgan Freeman. Unfortunately, that's more than counterbalanced by the fact that the film struggles to make 90min, has a lack of actual action/excitement has a huge cop-out ending and Johansson acts like a robot, which is apparently what a hyper-evolved human would be like?!?
Considering Besson made 'The Fifth Element' - one of the more fun, inventive Sci-Fi films of the last 20 years - it's a shame this film is neither fun, nor original. I definitely think the filmmakers thought they were being far more philosophical than they actually ended up being.