A movie about a psychic Scarlett Johansson kicking ass because she's managed to access 100% of her brain power? Yes, please. Luc Besson isn't exactly known for his subtleties, and the trailer for Lucy looks kinetic as hell, with awesome fight scenes and Johansson's blonde bombshell Lucy showing off a variety of awesome abilities. If this movie has the look and feel of a comic book, then that's exactly what we've come to expect. The plot, of course, is a little bit Limitless, in the sense that the movie shares the same idea - somebody ingests a drug that allows them to access the inaccessible parts of their brain. Lucy seems to be a getting a better deal than Bradley Cooper did in that movie, though, in the sense that she can movie things with her mind, and face off against multiple bad guys at once. Fingers crossed that said final movie lives up to the hype of this badass trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVt32qoyhi0
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
