Okay... erm where to start... well this hold no punches brazen thriller from the one and only Luc Besson, stars Scarlett Johansson. Who as always holds your attention throughout what essentially is 'crank' meets 'limitless'. The plot is simple; a student is kidnapped by Taiwanese gangsters and forced to mule a new drug via minor surgery (they put it in her abdomen). After been attacked the bag bursts and the drug ends up in her bloodstream. This has the effect of increasing her brain capacity to 100%. As with all 'Besson' movies the pace is high and the action well choreographed. The special effects are cool and Johansson has enough natural charisma to keep the character compelling. As an action packed fast paced thriller this film works. However it goes a step beyond, asking questions about human behaviour and why we do what we do. Luc Besson wrote this so clearly he has an interest in human behaviour and this is brought to the screen brilliantly by the supporting role of the sublime Morgan Freeman who plays Professor Norman. Also worthy of mention is Min-Sik Choi who plays Mr Jang a ruthless gang lord.
The soundtrack is not bad I only say this as Eric Serra has high credit working with 'Besson' on Leon and fifth Element and it doesn't quite hit there heights. However another superb job by Thierry Arbogast, who worked along side 'Besson' again (Leon, Nikita and Fifth Element) his cinematography is visceral and palpitating, great camera work and use of his surroundings keeps the film visually pleasing. The violence throughout has a certain 'pulp' feel to it. Johansson steals the show and reminded me of her role in 'her' this may sound a little strange, but it does. A great watch and well worth purchasing.
Lucy gets 8 out of 10.
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