Uploaded July 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I review Luc Besson's latest, "Lucy." (No Spoilers)
Starring Scarlet Johansson and Morgan Freeman.
It's a triumph of style over substance. A derivative genre pastiche that somehow works and seems fresh.
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I think I might have loved it even more if the stock villain (and his minions) weren't all Asian.
Is Lucy filled with racist tropes? See this:
reverseracism.tumblr.com/post/82811215828/how-is-lucy-racist-i-wanted-to-watch-it-and-now-im-sad
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Do we just use 10% of our brain? (Scientific American)
scientificamerican.com/article/do-people-only-use-10-percent-of-their-brains
Does Luc Besson know that? Yes. Of course he does.
vulture.com/2014/07/luc-besson-director-lucy-chat.html
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From the End Screen
Lucy Trailer
youtube.com/watch?v=bN7ksFEVO9U
Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
youtube.com/watch?v=io-J7rrKQpg
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Lucy (2014)
89 minutes
Directed by Luc Besson
Produced by Virginie Silla
Written by Luc Besson
Starring
Scarlett Johansson
Morgan Freeman
Amr Waked
Choi Min-sik
Music by Éric Serra
Cinematography by Thierry Arbogast
Production design by Hugues Tissandier
Edited by Luc Besson
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Photo credits:
"Lucy (2014 film) poster" by impawards.com/intl/france/2014/lucy.html. Licensed under Fair use of copyrighted material in the context of Lucy (2014 film) via Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lucy_(2014_film)_poster.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Lucy_(2014_film)_poster.jpg
"Lost in Translation poster" by impawards.com/2003/lost_in_translation.html. Licensed under Fair use of copyrighted material in the context of Lost in Translation (film) via Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lost_in_Translation_poster.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Lost_in_Translation_poster.jpg
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I review Luc Besson's latest, "Lucy." (No Spoilers)
Starring Scarlet Johansson and Morgan Freeman.
It's a triumph of style over substance. A derivative genre pastiche that somehow works and seems fresh.
-------------------------------
I think I might have loved it even more if the stock villain (and his minions) weren't all Asian.
Is Lucy filled with racist tropes? See this:
reverseracism.tumblr.com/post/82811215828/how-is-lucy-racist-i-wanted-to-watch-it-and-now-im-sad
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Do we just use 10% of our brain? (Scientific American)
scientificamerican.com/article/do-people-only-use-10-percent-of-their-brains
Does Luc Besson know that? Yes. Of course he does.
vulture.com/2014/07/luc-besson-director-lucy-chat.html
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From the End Screen
Lucy Trailer
youtube.com/watch?v=bN7ksFEVO9U
Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
youtube.com/watch?v=io-J7rrKQpg
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Lucy (2014)
89 minutes
Directed by Luc Besson
Produced by Virginie Silla
Written by Luc Besson
Starring
Scarlett Johansson
Morgan Freeman
Amr Waked
Choi Min-sik
Music by Éric Serra
Cinematography by Thierry Arbogast
Production design by Hugues Tissandier
Edited by Luc Besson
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Photo credits:
"Lucy (2014 film) poster" by impawards.com/intl/france/2014/lucy.html. Licensed under Fair use of copyrighted material in the context of Lucy (2014 film) via Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lucy_(2014_film)_poster.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Lucy_(2014_film)_poster.jpg
"Lost in Translation poster" by impawards.com/2003/lost_in_translation.html. Licensed under Fair use of copyrighted material in the context of Lost in Translation (film) via Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lost_in_Translation_poster.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Lost_in_Translation_poster.jpg
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