How do you go from this?
To this?
I really can't even begin to tell you what they change. I mean Lucy is now blonde and is a student of some sort living in Taiwan instead of living in New York. Instead of being married to Ricky he is now some sort of week long romance and wears a cowboy hat an is far from being Hispanic. The wonderful character that we all know and love, Fred Mertz is now named Kang and is a gruesome murderous drug lord.
Fred Mertz?
I don't even know what to say about the changes they have made to the general story. No longer is Lucy getting into mischief and trying to become famous but now she is taking mind enhancing drugs, being a drug mule and also beating the living daylights out of poor people whenever she gets the chance. Worse yet none of the story takes place in America but maybe 3 minutes. ???? Why take something that is pure Americana, as Redheaded, White and Blue as Lucy and turn her into a blond with superpowers that just beats the living shit out of everyone that crosses her path. I like all the actors in this movie so that isn't the problem. Scarlett Johanson, Morgan Freeman and Choi Min-sik are all great actors and craftsmen, my issue is with all these changes. I didn't laugh one time during the entire film. Just a sad day in Hollywood and in reboots in particular.
