Movie Review: In ‘Lucy,’ Scarlett Johansson Transforms Into a Superwoman

THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Manohla Dargis

“Lucy” Review: What did Ref Souto think?

HOLLYWOOD---Thank goodness (or the goddess) for male directors who dig strong female characters. Mr. Besson’s particular kink for fatal female beauties receives an entertaining workout in his latest film, “Lucy,” in which he again introduces a young woman who undergoes a remarkable metamorphosis that leads to convulsions of extreme violence and an increasingly frenzied visual style that lay waste to both men and any semblance of story sense. He may be a hack, but he’s also a reliable entertainer, even when he’s recycling other directors’ ideas (a pinch of David Fincher here, a dash of Christopher Nolan there), or giddily engaging in slaughter and racist stereotypes. [link]