I usually don’t give numerical ratings, but they’re a handy way to show my polar-opposites reaction to *Lucy*.
I give it 2/5 if I’m watching a movie that takes the cringe worthy 10% of your brain premiss seriously. Early on I involuntarily looked away from the screen, too embarrassed to watch, while Morgan Freeman speaks inanities to a lecture hall full of academics hanging on his every word, who then raise their hands, and, with straight faces, ask equally inane questions back at him.
However, a little bit after this, Lucy, on the phone to her mother, struggles to explain what’s happening: “Mom,” she says (I’m paraphrasing), “I feel my bones growing; I feel gravity; I feel everything!” She’s speaking in pure hallucination. Might this movie be, *Dude, I Just Found the Other 90% if My Brain*? i.e. Could *Lucy* be the most over-the-top acid trip movie ever made? I mean, dude, if it is, I give it, like, 4/5. Really; I’m not kidding: as an acid trip, it’s a lot of fun.
ferkixlll:
It is Hollywierd on Steroids. An interesting concept, then Dumbed down with lots of UltraViolence. Check brain at door and enjoy the ride. ** I remember seeing you from this time frame, have a good 'walk about'?