Lucy is a action/ science fiction film produced by EuropaCorp. It is written and directed by Luc Besson and is a French collaboration. The movie stars the popular Scarlett Johansson as the lead character along with Morgan Freeman, Amr Waked and Choi Min-sik. Lucy will be releasing across Pakistan on 5th September 2014.
Lucy is the story of a 25 year old American woman who lives and studies in Taipei. Taiwan. She is tricked by her boyfriend into transporting drugs for a Korean mob boss. But things get out of control and Lucy is taken hostage and forced to transport a portion of the drugs to Europe by sewing it in her belly. The drugs however find a way inside Lucy’s body and begin having effects on her which enable her to access the full potential of her brain which she uses to get revenge from the mob boss.
Lucy has already achieved a lot of success in the International box office and earned $270 million . Critics have praised the movie especially Scarlett Johansson’s role as the protagonist. The movie is highly entertaining though people have criticized it for having a mixed up plot which does not make a lot of sense sometimes. Lucy will release in all major cinemas including Atrium, Cinepax, Cineplex and Nueplex.