Lucy
2014 · Directed by Luc Besson
Original language: English
- action
- science fiction
The story
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
What it’s like
Hard-edged and glossy, with a cool digital sheen: Hong Kong and Paris rendered in sodium-orange streetlight, sterile hospital whites, and stark fluorescent corridors, then cut to starfield blacks and montage flashes of cells, oceans and cheetahs. Camera work is restless and kinetic in the action, with fast crash-zooms and crisp handheld tracking, while the quieter passages settle into clean, symmetrical frames and lingering close-ups. The score is a throbbing electronic pulse that swells into dread, with silence used sharply for effect. Vibe: slick, cerebral adrenaline with a chilly edge. It suits a late-night watch when you want momentum and spectacle over warmth. Violence is frequent and stylised: shootings, hand-to-hand fights and a steady body count, with some blood but little lingering gore; there is peril and menace throughout, plus drug-related grimness and brief sexual threat. Not gentle. For viewers who like high-concept sci-fi action, fast pacing, and a heroine whose transformation from helpless to formidable is the emotional core, with ideas about the mind offered in bursts between the fights.
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