Compared to anything else: 3/10
Standalone rating: 7/10
I mean let's be real here...no one expected it to be great.
With that out of the way, I can honestly say I enjoyed it. Was it a good movie? Hell NO! But that doesn't mean I didn't like it. It was garbage, but whatever, I didn't watch this to be anything profound. Let's just knock the obvious out of the way first:
* Shit characters
* Trite dialogue
* Awful bordering on ZERO PLOT
* Terrible pacing
* Abysmally character arcs.
* Yatta yatta, blah blah we get it Glitch, this shit sucked.
* Yup. It did. :)
So...Lucy: AKA Live Action Elfin Lied, AKA Limitless mixed with Chronicle. Good? Nah. Entertaining? Straight up!! Hella entertaining!!
I really did like the spliced in Nat Geo footage, and flash backs. Stylized, and unique. It was amusing and a great touch. Also, it wasn't very predictable, which was enjoyable as usually I see everything coming a mile away. So that was a plus.
It should be noted that the whole MYTH about 100% of the brain or whatever is bogus. And though this superhero-esque origin / backstory is pretty ridiculous, Scarlet is a great actress so I suppose I can forgive it, if for no other reason than her pulling off bad ass quite well (as is her specialty).
Morgan Freedman is also a great touch. He really makes the flick come together. I don't really care for Lucy as a character, because honestly, she isn't one. She's a plot device and not a great one at that. Interesting premise, but vapid through and through. Whateves :P Still fun!
The finale, which puts the stop motion from NOAH to shame was absolutely stunning. Seriously, the entire movie seems to be contingent on this scene. It was gorgeous. Though thoroughly pointless, I was simply blown away by it. Sure, it's been down before on the Discovery Channel, but never with the scope and caliber. Truly well done.
All that said, this was still a garbage movie but for those highlight moments. Watch 'em on youtube, skip the rest :3 thank me later.
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