Scarlett Johansson explodes on the screen in Lucy.  She stars as Lucy, a young lady who gets pulled into a web of smuggling that later gives her the ability to use her mind to turn the tables on her captors and do some amazing things.

After being caught in some bad business, she is taken prisoner by a group of drug smugglers who surgically insert bags of an experimental drug in people they send to different parts of the world, for collection and profit.  In a violent incident that breaks the bag inside Lucy, the drug takes effect, and enables her to escape, and seek out the counsel of Professor Samuel Norman – played by Morgan Freeman – in whose research she takes interest in.  The more she uses of her brain, the more amazing things she is able to do, and the more she needs the remaining bags of the substance to stay alive.  In amazing ways, she finds the other bags of “merchandise,” demonstrates her power to Professor Norman and his colleagues, thwarts the efforts of those pursuing her and does more of the unbelievable.

The film is Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images and sexuality, so don’t leave your kids to watch it alone.  Once you get past the violence in the beginning, fasten your seat belts for the thrill ride to follow.  Lucy released in theaters in 2014, and is now available on DVD, may be found on Netflix and Hulu, seen on cable, rented from Redbox or even borrowed from your local library.   Lucy is a sure pic for fans of the femme fatale with an ever-evolving mind.