Pure Entertainment

Rating: 9/10 (18 February 2015)

College student Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) is used as a mule to deliver a new drug for Mr. Jang. The bag inside her breaks and the liquid causes her body to undergo changes that increases her mind's potential. She uses her new abilities to get back at the ones who caused all this, but later she discovers there is much more for Science to know and she needs to confer with top scientists. She is helped minimally by Professor Norman (Morgan Freeman).
Science tells us that we use only 10% of our brain. But what would happen if we used 20, 30, 40,up to 100%? This story gives us some insight although it is stretched to extremes. Hey, that's okay because this is pure entertainment. Whether true or not, we don't care. We enjoy the possibilities and never want the movie to end (you just like watching Scarlett, right?) and kind of wish all this could be true.
But there is some science in here for us to contemplate. Lucy tells us that "we really never die." Good to know. Professor Morgan tells her what to do with her abilities: pass them on via reproduction. Lucy understands. This science fiction movie is only a first step so no conclusions are made. More to come? Hmmmm..
We enjoy Lucy's abilities and we see CGI used a little differently. We just marvel at what she does and how she manipulates everything. It's like magic or more than magic if that is possible. Yes, we are amazed and cheering too.
The whole production is fast paced centering on the possibilities of humans using more than 10% of our brains. Great job. Kudos.
Scarlett Johansson as Lucy is a pure joy to watch as she doesn't go off the deep end and wants to do the right thing, and this is what saves her and the movie too. How good is that? A Lucy II? I'm game. (9/10)
Violence: Yes Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: No.