TOO much Fiction even for a science-fiction!

Rating: 7/10 (18 February 2015)

'Lucy' is at best a stylish fast paced thriller, well made and brilliantly led by Scarlett Johannson. At worst it is an over the top movie based on a single concept that runs out of ideas and falls down. The truth of this movie is somewhere in between. Lucy has a great opening, with a woman forced to transport a rare drug in her stomach by the menacing Min-sik Choi 'Oldboy'. What happens after that is quite amazing however the plot is too short for a feature length movie so the last half an hour seems to lose track of anything remotely feasible and this spoils the whole feel of the movie. Its a shame really because for the most part this film is a good thriller but even sci-fi films have to remain convincing to be effective, no-one expects a realistic movie with science fiction but it needs to be intelligent. 'Lucy' lost focus and descended into something quite absurd, despite this however it's a decent ride with the stellar cast in brilliant form.