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While similar to "Transcendence" Lucy got a lot of negative reviews, especially (IMHO) from female viewers. It's pretty interesting phenomena, typical opinion in Internet sounds something like "I have seen trailer, thought it's (wow) movie about strong woman, left disappointed..." What's so disappointing could be subject of deeper analysis, which is beyond my scope, may be it's absence of love story? Too many compromises protagonist does? Basically it's pretty standard action movie, unpretentious, smooth and visually attractive. What exactly in "Lucy" causes such disgust in females would be fun and useful to know.

wow - New Trailer released for 1968 movie :) Today this movie looks like meaningless crap, but it's possible that in 1968 when average John Doe visited his church on Saturday and movie theater next day, he could find some sense in this polished, sparkling nonsense.

Absurd idea that evolution did happen, but for final step – to take a bone as instrument, a human somehow needed deus ex machina, is pretty difficult to watch today without LOL, not even mentioning more than a dozen of animals using various objects as instruments (crows, elephants, beavers, otters, ants…) But special effects and philosophical bulls*** are hilarious! This movie is brightest star for those expecting carrier in media and art industry: just look "how you can dupe suckers for 46 years and become rich" with hollow dummy.

Just 5-6 minutes in the whole movie (mostly dialogs) are slack, the rest kept me watching - very good sign. In general movie looks VERY professional and well made, including casting of actors, retro-decorations (but with modern editing and good pace), whole aura. I've been really touched by this re-make of 80-s.

On the negative side is somewhat primitive agenda: excessive use of neo-Nazi symbolics transposed on "southern planter" image definitely looks like "Zombie Nazi in Space" exploitation and reduces the value of references to "based on real events movie". "Big shootout" looks unrealistic, with all respect - even if they wanted to add some pepper to make action "hot" it's not another "Matrix", and to me it seems that for this specific type of movie director definitely over-used ammunition and slow-mo sequences.

However general impression is not spoiled and I want to applause.