New in Theaters: ‘Lucy’ Will Require Only About One Percent of Your Brain

Scarlett Johansson achieves hyper-intelligence in the not-so-smart ‘Lucy’ (Universal Pictures)

Luc Besson hasn’t written and directed a major action film since 1997′s gonzo sci-fi flickThe Fifth Element. His newest,Lucy, is a curious amalgam ofThe Matrix,Flowers for Algernon, and a whole bag fullof bunkabout humans only using 10percent of their brains that shows Besson may have been away from the game for too long.

Lucy opens everywhere on Friday. My review is atShort Ends & Leader:

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