Pulp Sci-Fi

Rating: 6/10 (29 August 2014)

Overall, Lucy is a few ideas for a sci-fi movie stitched together, so it lacks coherence and flow. However, it is enjoyable if you have nothing else to do for 90 mins.
The film gets off to bad start with its premise. It is a complete myth that we only use 10% our brain. So its attempt to ground a matrix-style movie in reality falls at the first hurdle. Also, the premise was used in Limitless so the repetition is a bit tedious.
Morgan Freeman's job seems purely to establish the bad premise and doddering around, not contributing to the story.
People will argue over Johansson's performance over the course of the film but she does a good job with weak material.
Some of the effects and stunts are very enjoyable. Transcendence was better and most people didn't like that. This movie is worth a watch if you are in any way a sci-fi fan.