Lucy (2014) | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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When a boyfriend tricks Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) into delivering a briefcase to a supposed business contact, the once-carefree student is abducted by thugs who intend to turn her into a drug mule. She is surgically implanted with a package containing a powerful chemical, but it leaks into her system, giving her superhuman abilities, including telekinesis and telepathy. With her former captors in pursuit, Lucy seeks out a neurologist (Morgan Freeman), who she hopes will be able to help her.

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Enthusiastic and silly, Lucy powers through the movie's logic gaps with cheesy thrills plus Scarlett Johansson's charm -- and mostly succeeds at it.

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Emily St. James

Vox

It's a film that takes great delight in her essentially co-opting a long series of tropes and storylines typically reserved for men in stories of this type, which is an old trope in the feminist action movie wheelhouse.

Sep 26, 2016

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David Sims

The Atlantic

let it grab you by the noodle and zap you into its whacked-out vision of human existence. You'll feel much better for it, I promise.

Sep 22, 2016

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Say what you will about 'Lucy,' which is an absurdly silly and sometimes aggressively stupid movie, but it's at least interested in showing us something new.

Jun 18, 2016

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Alejandro Turdo

EscribiendoCine

Perhaps the intellectual side of the film arrives a little too late after so much action and does not withstand analysis, but it is enough to elevate a genre film born from an enormous What If... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

May 9, 2023

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

It's basically a fantasy wrapped in the guise of science and used as an excuse for an action thriller, but what a thriller. This is a kinetic explosion at its best with Johansson striding through it with a sense of drive and assuredness...

May 6, 2023

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Lucy‘s two strands co-exist, intercut but separate; the pleasure is in ricocheting between two incompatible elements for an entire movie, making those blunt opening juxtapositions surprisingly indicative of what’s to come.

Jan 24, 2023

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bruce w Scarlett had her usual great performance but couldn't save this..the ending with all that infuriating slow motion BS..and it was quite frankly stupid..thankfully it's only 1 1/2 hours.. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/24 Full Review Audience Member Complete waste of Scarlett Johanson. It's an interesting concept that got ruined by complete idiocy with the "abilities" Lucy has. It's just so dumb. Don't watch this movie. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/22/24 Full Review Chris G Ambitious Science Fiction that starts with good ideas quickly dissolves down into being ridiuclous in the third act and there is little the talents of ScarJo and Mr. Freeman can do to keep a watcher's interest from waning. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/18/24 Full Review Yash B "Lucy" is so bonkers, that at a point I feel like I did have to partially admire it. The movie has a good premise to start but it just gets ridiculous really fast. I wouldn't mind the absurdity of the movie if it was more entertaining, but I am going to be honest, it is kind of boring when action scenes are not happening. There is not enough of a reason for me to care about the characters or plot and I felt disengaged by the movie. Overall, it is a crazy ride that sometimes feels ambitious and creative but mostly feels too silly and wacky to ever really get into. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/16/24 Full Review Lisa D Sunday morning watch. Quirky and a bit silly. Different and intriguing. Scarlett shows her star quality and Morgan's voice is always welcome. A strange meeting of something bad enabling something good. 🤔 Nowhere near the worst film I've watched. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/09/24 Full Review Colin M Stunning slick visuals with jubberish dialogue in search of a plot. Gorgeous to look at, but quite nonsensical. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/26/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Luc Besson Director Scarlett Johansson Lucy Morgan Freeman Professor Samuel Norman Choi Min-sik Mr. Jang Amr Waked Capt. Pierre Del Rio Julian Rhind-Tutt The Limey

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