[47] Lucy, described as "bringing a needed boost to the ailing summer box office,"[47] did financially better than expected,[47] as early box office estimates for the film placed it "on track for $14 million to $15 million on Friday, including $2.7 million from 2,386 late Thursday screenings. "[71] Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune said that the first twenty minutes of the film are good, but that by half an hour of runtime, the audience will realize that Lucy has no limits, which makes the film dull after a while with a "limited payoff". 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[87], provide fetuses with the energy to develop, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, Transhumanist stories in television and film, "Universal Moves Up Scarlett Johansson's 'Lucy' to July 25", "French director's new movie helps promote Taipei", "Lucy, Limitless, Transcendence - Why the 'underused brain' is a film-makers' myth", "Luc Besson Puts His EuropaCorp to the Test With 'Lucy, "Lucy Gives Scarlett Johansson a Role She Can Kill: Genetic Freak", "Angelina Jolie in talks for Luc Besson dramatic thriller", "Angelina Jolie in Talks for Luc Besson's Next Movie", "Luc Besson's Statement Of Intent For 'Lucy' Compares The Film To '2001,' 'Inception' & 'Leon The Professional, "Why love Luc Besson's Lucy, with Scarlett Johansson? A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic. Johansson portrays the titular character, a woman who gains psychokinetic abilities when a nootropic, psychedelic drug is absorbed into her bloodstream. In the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. 25-year-old American Lucy is studying in Taipei, Taiwan and is tricked into working as a drug mule by her new boyfriend Richard for a South Korean kkangpae and drug lord. [73] Burr commented that "where a fully juiced cerebellum just made Cooper's character really, really capable, Lucy undergoes a metaphysical makeover that, by the film's midpoint, has started to rearrange time, space, and her body. When the bag she is carrying inside of her stomach leaks, Lucy's body undergoes unimaginable changes that begins to unlock her mind's full potential. "[70], By contrast, John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter stated that "plenty of films and novels have envisioned what would happen if we gained conscious control over our entire brain," but that "it's hard to recall one whose ideas were more laughable than this one." "[55] Ralph Blackburn of Belfast Telegraph called the notion of only using ten percent of the brain an "often-quoted idea" that "has obvious Hollywood potential," but, according to leading neuroscientists, is "nothing more than an urban myth." "[48] It earned $43,899,340 at the domestic box office for the opening weekend, with Hercules remaining at second place with $29 million. Still, it represents the return of Luc Besson to his baroque and risky approach to genre filmmaking. Movies. "[68] Matt Prigge of Metro New York, while calling the film "stupid, smart and awesome," stated that it "smartly goes in a wildly different direction than the amusingly amoral Limitless, in which Bradley Cooper's character abused a similar drug, but used it to gain success, money and power. [21] On 5 September 2013, scenes were shot at the cliffs of Étretat in northern France. [79], Hollywood journalist Nikki Finke reported in a July 2014 post on her film industry blog that: "In August, a Lucy graphic novel will be released online with four chapters appearing every other day for one week. After she has the drug CPH4 (6-carboxytetrahydropterin synthase) sown into her abdomen and it bursts, the toxin is absorbed into her system slowly. The film was released on July 25, 2014, and became a box office success,[6] grossing over $463 million, more than eleven times the budget of $40 million. "[30] ILM began work on the project in July 2013, based on concept art provided by Besson’s Europacorp, such as Lucy sprouting the black tendrils and Lucy's disintegration effects. [33], Several print and digital posters were issued by the distributor Universal Pictures for Lucy, with the theatrical release poster including the tagline: "The average person uses 10% of their brain capacity. Regarding the positive reception, Danielle Attali wrote in Le Journal du dimanche that "Luc Besson's thriller shows a successful talent to entertain and keep in suspense". Written by Meanwhile, Jang enters the lab and points a gun at Lucy's head. Prigge added, "If Lucy is Limitless, it's Limitless with more than a dash of The Tree of Life, and even a bit" of the film Under the Skin, which also stars Johansson. With the help of a mysterious pill that enables the user to access 100% of his brain abilities, a struggling writer becomes a financial wizard, but it also puts him in a new world with lots of dangers. "[34] On August 15, 2014, Universal Pictures released two advance posters for the upcoming comedy film Dumb and Dumber To that spoofed the theatrical release poster for Lucy, also a Universal Pictures-distributed film. It is an English-language film shot in Taipei, Paris, and New York City. Only in your imagination. The use of sound adds to the audience’s experience, understanding, and feelings of characters. [25] Besson was reported to be so frustrated with the constant disruptions that he considered leaving Taipei to film elsewhere. "[55], In U.S. and Canada, Lucy earned $61 million in ticket sales in 3,173 theaters, and attracted 7.6 million viewers in its opening week. [28], Lucy has the most visual effects in a film directed by Besson,[20] with over 1,000 effects shots under senior visual effects supervisor Nicholas Brooks. Meeting reporters in Taipei a day after he finished shooting the Taiwan part of the film, he stated, "We don't want pictures with new dresses of Scarlett. Because of constant paparazzi intrusions he said that "shooting at night time was a nightmare". "[61] On review aggregator Metacritic, the film has a score of 61 out of 100, based on 45 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Growing heightened physical and mental abilities, Lucy returns to Mr. Jang's hotel, kills his bodyguards, assaults him, and telepathically extracts the locations of the three remaining drug mules from his brain. ", "Lucy Review Roundup: Do Critics Like Superhuman Scarlett Johansson? "[53] Oliver Gettell of Los Angeles Times commented similarly, citing five reasons for the film's successful opening weekend: A catchy sci-fi hook (the ten percent of brain myth), Johansson as an action star, Besson as a crowd-pleaser (known for films that please audiences, especially ones that craft strong female characters), a summer of strong women (previous successful female-driven films in the year being Maleficent and The Fault in Our Stars), and a slick marketing campaign (the trailers for the film emphasizing a high concept narrative, action and mayhem while de-emphasizing "philosophical and metaphysical pontificating"). Lucy is a smart, college student who finds herself in a horrific drug and human trafficking situation where her brain is permanently altered by an illegal new drug that gets accidentally ingested during her captivity. "'[17] A computer-animated version of Australopithecus being in the film, "modeled on the dawn of Man sequence from 2001: A Space Odyssey", is one of several of Lucy's homages. "[82] In August, while promoting the film in Taipei, where scenes were shot, Besson commented further about the possibility of a sequel: "I don't see how we can do one. The site's critical consensus reads: "Enthusiastic and silly, Lucy powers through the movie's logic gaps with cheesy thrills plus Scarlett Johansson's charm – and mostly succeeds at it. Lucy Miller is the titular protagonist of the 2014 film with the same name. ", "Luc Besson explains why he chose Taipei to film 'Lucy, "Box Office: 'Lucy' Wows With $17.1M Friday; 'Hercules' Distant No. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. [16], He was intrigued by the brain capacity of Lucy, a female Australopithecus afarensis, stating that her brain size was only 400g, and modern human brains weigh in around 1.4 kg. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Lucy is a 2014 French science fiction action film written and directed by Luc Besson and produced by his wife Virginie Besson-Silla for his company EuropaCorp. He said, "That was my goal: an action film with a purpose. Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Johansson portrays the titular character, a woman who gains psychokinetic abilities when a nootropic, psychedelic drug is absorbed into her bloodstream. It's a credit to Besson's style and Johansson's performance that Lucy isn't a train wreck. It's a fun movie even if its 'science' more than strains suspension of disbelief. Here, Will Salas finds himself accused of murder and on the run with a hostage - a connection that becomes an important part of the way against the system. The general premise is that a young woman named Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) gets abducted by a gang in Taipei and … Here, his style is slick but hand-holdingly literal" and "as the newly bionic Lucy seeks vengeance, Besson even tries to convince us she's a strong female character, which to the majority of male action directors simply means a sexy, silent badass. Luc Besson's Lucy is based on a lie. "I was very interested with all the science," he said. She is told by the operating doctor that natural CPH4 is produced in minute quantities by pregnant women during their sixth week of pregnancy to provide fetuses with the energy to develop. In fact, I find promoting blatant falsehoods that promote anti-evolutionary thinking a bit irresponsible, even for the sake of art and entertainment!Science education set aside, how does LUCY work as a movie? Of course, I would rather that it perform and the people are happy with it. [25][26] Select footage was filmed with IMAX cameras. [35] The two spoof posters were made public via Tweets from the Twitter accounts of Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. To stave off her disintegration, Lucy consumes more of the drug. All Lucy had to do was deliver a mysterious briefcase to Mr. Jang. They wont let you do that IRL. It gives her increasing control over her brain functions, and this in turn gives her superpowers and vastly increased intellect and knowledge. Lucy (2014) Film Online Subtitrat - O femeie, prinsă din greșeală într-o afacere întunecată, întoarce mesele pe capturile ei și se transformă într-un războinic fără milă evoluat dincolo de logica umană. Was the drug gang Korean, Chinese, Japanese, or what? If I find something good enough, maybe I will, but for now I don't even think about it. She acquires increasingly enhanced physical and mental capabilities, such as telepathy, telekinesis, mental time travel, and the ability not to feel pain. In the professor's lab, Lucy discusses the nature of time and life and how people's humanity distorts their perceptions. After Lucy speaks with Norman and provides proof of her developed abilities, she flies to Paris and contacts a local police captain, Pierre Del Rio, to help her find the remaining three packets of the drug. $14.99. [63] The film received a score of 84% on French website Cinémur. [52] Lucy is also the second most successful debut for a French action film. View production, box office, & company info. Take a look back at the TV series that took home Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series in the categories of Drama and Comedy. The IMDb editors have selected the films they're most excited to see in 2021. With her new-found powers, Lucy turns into a merciless warrior intent on getting back at her captors. News reports emerged that he wanted to leave Taiwan early to register his disapproval of their actions, but Besson labelled these as incorrect. ... Lucy (2014) Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images, and sexuality 90 minutes Cast. R | 1h 29min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 25 July 2014 (USA) 2:35 | Trailer. Imagine what she could do with 100%." Meeting Norman and his colleagues, she agrees to share everything she knows. Morgan Freeman as Professor Norman. But immediately Lucy is caught up in a nightmarish deal where she is captured and turned into a drug mule for a new and powerful synthetic drug. Luc Besson's obsession with strong mysterious female leads clearly shines through and Johansson as an actor delivers. Although praise was given for its themes, visuals, and Johansson's performance, a number of critics found the plot nonsensical, especially its focus on the ten percent of the brain myth and resulting abilities.[6][7][8]. [19] According to EuropaCorp CEO Christophe Lambert, this film had the highest budget in the company's history. An F.B.I. Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart with the help from others on her side. In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Imagine what she could do with 100%. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? I can feel my brain. It's like 2001: A Space Odyssey for those with short attention spans, and those people need to have their minds blown, too, I suppose. [74] The Boston Globe's Ty Burr, on the other hand, stated of the criticisms: "who comes to a Besson movie seeking logic? During the flight, she starts to disintegrate as her cells destabilize from consuming a sip of champagne. ... Movies Like Lucy. All Lucy had to do was deliver a mysterious briefcase to Mr. Jang. "[75] Comparing Lucy's powers to characters Professor X, The Doctor, Dr. Manhattan, Galactus, God from Bruce Almighty, Scarlet Witch, and Tetsuo from Akira, Hollywood.com's Jordan Smith stated that "Lucy may be the most powerful film character ever created," but indicated that Tetsuo's powers might match hers. Space, the air, the vibrations, the people, I can feel the gravity, I can feel the rotation of the Earth, the heat leaving my body, the blood in my veins. Amy Nicholson stated that Besson "must think the audience is operating with even fewer synapses [than the capacity of ten percent]. Well, Scarlett Johansson is convincingly awkward and beautiful. [50] Rocco said that widespread interest from ticket buyers indicated that Lucy brought "a different side to an action film," and that Universal Studios "had maintained high hopes for the 'R-rated original concept female-driven action movie. Lucy travels to the nearby Tri-Service General Hospital to get the bag of drugs removed from her abdomen. [23][24] One of the locations filmed at was Taipei 101, one of the world's tallest skyscrapers. 2", "Weekend Report: 'Lucy' Wins Brain vs. Brawn Battle", "Scarlett Johansson's 'Lucy' Hammers 'Hercules' and The Rock at Box Office", "Is 'Lucy' Being Criticized as Dumb Because It's About Being Smart? She touches fingertips with her, then goes all the way to the beginning of time and witnesses the Big Bang. Scarlett Johansson plays Lucy, a student living in Taipei. It's not made for that. [50] In Taipei, the film's performance has been credited to roughly half of the film having been shot there, and it having "boost[ed] Taiwan's popularity amid the country's efforts to bring itself to the world stage. [8][67][71][73] Chang said, "Lucy's gradual rise to omniscience and omnipotence recalls Neo's own such journey in The Matrix, while her many black-suited Korean opponents suggest another army of Agent Smiths," and added that, when Lucy "uploads herself, Big Brother-style, to every computer and TV screen in the vicinity," the film suggests "a livelier, less ponderous remake" of Transcendence. [6][55][59][60] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a score of 67% based on 234 reviews; the rating average is 6.06/10. Her boyfriend tricks her into working for his Korean mob boss. Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images, and sexuality, Mike Figgis Directing Josie Ho’s ‘Mother Tongue’ in Hong Kong. "[54] Michael Bodey of The Australian commented that women having comprised half the audience is "a seemingly new precedent for an action film" and that, because of its box office performance, Lucy is the film out of all of Besson's film work "likely to have the greatest cultural impact. She mentally begins a spacetime journey into the past, eventually reaching the oldest discovered ancestor of mankind, Lucy. The Four Horsemen resurface, and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet. When I was younger, the purpose I had was smaller. "[9], Besson stated that he intended for the first part of Lucy to be like Léon: The Professional (which he also wrote and directed), the second part to be like Inception and the third part to be like 2001: A Space Odyssey. [44], In his 2014 book titled Great Myths of the Brain, Christian Jarrett quotes directly from the film poster, dismissing it and the film's portrayal of the potential for "mastering all knowledge and hurling cars with her mind" as being fully speculative fiction. The film Lucy (2014) has many well-developed formal elements of cinema. "[41] James Luxford of The Guardian described a common theme evident in the trailer that has run through Johansson's past three films: characters who "evolve, mutate or vanish altogether". [29][32], The film's original score was composed by Éric Serra, who has scored all of Besson's films apart from Angel-A and The Family. I feel everything. Lucy (2014) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Lucy. "[51][52] It opened at twenty two Taipei theaters, grossing NT$14.3 million (US$478,000) from 57,900 admissions, and, after two days there, made NT$25.6 million (US$854,000) in the capital, later earning over NT$38 million (US$1.27 million) from seventy five locations nationwide, making it the fourth best opening day in Taiwan, after Transformers: Age of Extinction, Iron Man 3 and The Avengers, the best opening day for United International Pictures (UIP), and the best August opening day of all-time. Lucy ( 2014) Lucy. Lucy is grabbed, manhandled, punched, and kicked in several early scenes. She receives invaluable help from Professor Norman, the leading authority on the human mind, and French police captain Pierre Del Rio. "[80] The first chapter of the semi-animated graphic novel was published on the international version of the movie's official website and features the same story material as seen in trailers with picture elements that move as scrolling takes place. He stated that the audience may "roll with the film" as Lucy does things beyond human capability, but that the film does not justify "Lucy's increasingly godlike abilities, which soon include time travel and levitation. [10], "I live in a country of food, and you can't have a third star in a restaurant (the top Michelin rating) without risk, invention or creativity", Besson said. Edit The whole movie is very intense from beginning to end, because of the chases, shootouts, and constant suspense as Lucy builds how much cerebral capacity has gained from the fictional drug that her captors surgically implanted into her stomach, and three other captives. [29] Among the material ILM studied as reference for the effects were chemical reactions, laser lighting displays seen at raves, and the work of artist Perry Hall, who had previously worked with Brooks in What Dreams May Come. Agent and an Interpol Detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances, and reward their audiences with the money. The majority of visual effects were done by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM),[29] with a team headed by supervisor Richard Bluff. [65] In Voici, the reviewer also appreciated the work of Besson, stating that he "returns to action films with this wacky cross between a superhero film and film about Asian gangsters, amped up by the always sexy Scarlett Johansson". Menu. It stars Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, and Amr Waked. [Full review in Spanish] It was supposed to be a simple job. [27], On October 23, The Hollywood Reporter stated that Besson had become enraged by all the media attention the shoot was getting that day. At her urging, she is intravenously injected with the contents of all three remaining bags of CPH4. Her body changes into a black substance that begins spreading over computers and other electronic objects in the lab, transforming them into a next-generation supercomputer. [67] Hoffman said, "The end of the movie goes completely off the rails, but in a way that is charming in its stupidity. "[72], Among the main criticisms of the film were the ten percent of brain myth, Lucy becoming less empathetic and more robotic as her brain capacity increases, her invincibility,[8][67][71][73] and the use of animal imagery to convey "obvious points. This is a FICTION people, dont take it seriously. "[67] Like Chang, DeFore felt that one of the flaws with the film is Lucy's invincibility because it "nullifies much of the drama to come. She ably plays the title character as she transforms from average person to omnipotent entity" and "ultimately, more of Lucy works than doesn't. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late. "[67] Jordan Hoffman of The Guardian called the film "mindless and mixed up, but propulsive and fun" and added that "Scarlett Johansson shines in this pseudo-intellectual action flick that represents Luc Besson's finest work" since the film The Fifth Element; he gave Lucy 3/5 stars,[68] while IGN's Jim Vejvoda rated the film a 7.2 and said "this movie is all about Johansson, who's in almost every scene. When a boyfriend tricks Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) into delivering a briefcase to a supposed business contact, the once-carefree student is abducted by … '"[49] Leading in the weekend's ticket sales on online ticket service Fandango, Lucy outsold action thrillers Oblivion, Elysium and Edge of Tomorrow "at the same point in the sales cycle. Super Mario 3D World: How Many Worlds Are in the Nintendo Switch Port? "[10], Lucy was the second largest budget French film production in 2013, with an estimate of 48 million euros. [76], Lucy has been compared to various films; common examples include Akira,[77][78] 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Matrix, The Tree of Life, Transcendence, and especially Limitless. He cited neuropsychology professor Barbara Sahakian, quoting that "it's impossible to work out how much of our brain we are using quantitatively. Lucywas a regular woman who became an unwitting drug-mule for a Taiwanese mob. Lucy's voice is then heard stating "Life was given to us a billion years ago. [20], Principal photography started in September 2013 at the Cité du Cinéma, a new megastudio located on the outskirts of Paris. "I'd rather take some risks, and maybe some people will say, 'What the fuck is this film?' "[65] Le Nouvel Observateur wrote, "It was unclear how such a contrived portrayal can delude audiences once the novelty becomes dissipated. [22] Filming in Taipei, Taiwan, began on October 21, 2013 and lasted for eleven days. [62] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a "C+" grade on a scale of A to F.[47] Based on 14 press reviews, French website AlloCiné gave the film an average rating of 2.6 out of 5. The scientific community is 100% sure this is false. Besson singled out two unnamed agencies from Hong Kong for special condemnation. [65] In Le Parisien, Magali Gruet stated, "Some have called this a feminist film, and though we will not go that far, it would be wrong to deny that a woman is portrayed as the source of solutions intended to save the world. [66] Justin Chang of Variety called Lucy "a slickly engineered showcase for a kickass heroine whom we instinctively, unhesitatingly root for" and an enjoyable, "agreeably goofy, high-concept" speculative narrative devoid of self-importance because "it pays deft, knowing homage to any number of Hollywood sci-fi head-trip classics, embedding its ideas in a dense labyrinth of cinematic references that somehow end up feeling sly rather than shopworn. The real females in the audience may wonder why a genius would limp across a multi-continental gunfight in five-inch Louboutins.
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