More Fantasy pretending to be Sci-Fi, than actual Sci-Fi, but a fun 90 minute romp.

Rating: 7/10 (25 January 2015)

I'm giving this a 7 because there's a good cast, good production, and I love sci-fi. Unfortunately there is very little real science in this movie. Writer & director Luc Besson stated that "he admitted that he knew that some scientific assumptions were erroneous, e.g. that humans use only 10% of their brain. Nonetheless, he said that such assumption would be a great start for a sci-fi movie. Well, no that's not a good starting point if it's based on well known erroneous beliefs, in which case it classifies more as fantasy than sci-fi. I knew that going into the movie, so I was prepared to suspend disbelief on that, but the nonsense just kept getting piled on. Like when the drugs first start leaking into Lucy and she begins her "transformation", suddenly the laws of gravity are just thrown out the window and she's floating around the room? That's just dumb. I mean you can't even say that she was harnessing the power of her mind at that point, she doesn't even know whats going on. And it just goes on and on. Yet somehow its still worth a watch I think if you just accept that its fantasy based on very little actual science. Special effects and acting are top notch. Love Ms. Johansson, she could just stand in front of the camera and pick her nose for 90 minutes and I'd still watch.