Lucy

Curious and stunning from the first moment!

  A young woman in Taipei is thrust into the field of theoretical evolution. With the world opening before her, she is reborn. Her rebirth has captured the attention of criminals, police and scientists. Her acquisition of knowledge and power has been violent and taken only a moment. In the next moment, an act of self preservation. Now, in her final moment, she must decide what to do with her life....

  Scarlett Johansson is superb! Brilliantly directed and set, this film is well written and should be seen by everyone with a curious mind.

Grade: A     Rating: PG2

Starring:
  Scarlett Johannson; Morgan Freeman; Amr Waked; and, Min-Sik Choi
Featuring:

  Nicolas Phongpheth; Julian Rhind-Tutt; Pilou Asbaek; and, Analeigh Tipton

With:

  Pierre Gerard; Isabelle Cagnat; Frederic Chau; and, Claire Tran

Plus:
  Loic Brabant; Pierre Grammont; Pierre Poirot; and, Bertrand Quoiniam
Also:
  Sandra Abouav

Writer:   Luc Besson
Director: Luc Besson

reposted from 26 July 2014

Reel Reviews by Frank Jaymes

Taken

Nothing here we haven’t seen before now.

Bryan Mills is a retired covert operative “with a particular set of skills”. Traveling to Paris after his daughter is abducted, he’ll put those skills to use. Anyone and anything between him and her will be destroyed.

Weakly written with typical direction and performances.

D / R

Starring: Liam Neeson
Featuring: Maggie Grace; Famke Janssen; Leland Orser; and, Olivier Rebourdin
With: Jon Gries; Holly Valance; Katie Cassidy; and, Xander Berkeley
Writers: Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen
Director: Pierre Morel

Reel Reviews by Josef