Let's Be Cops

The thing that I’m not really able to get over is: this is the exact premise of an It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode from season 3. That premise is slightly expanded here when fake cops begin to solve real crimes. But instead of these crimes being funny, writers take us down the well-worn and unfunny road of corrupt cops and arms dealers.  If you’re going to steal an idea, try to make it better, not worse. This was not painfully bad to watch. But it’s a re-hash, so it’s stale, and there’s no real point.

Lucy

This reminded me of the 2011 Bradley Cooper movie Limitless. Scar-Jo plays a floozie who’s suddenly endowed with great “brain capacity” which gives her telekinetic powers. The first half unfolds like a thriller, with a lot of chasing and intrigue. Director Luc Besson intercuts many scenes with footage of animals and nature; a way of peppering in theme. It was cool, and it reminded me of bygone Oliver Stone and Terrence Malick movies. The second half gets a bit Matrix-y, and Scar-Jo’s ability to assimilate with technology gets very cerebral while going mostly unexplained. Attempts to make a mainstream sci-fi movie are welcome, even though at the end of this you’re left wondering if there’s a larger, cautionary/sci-fi point to it all.