Watch now:

“Lucy 2: Omnipresence” is a brilliant and audacious sequel that doesn’t try to out-scale its predecessor’s cosmic conclusion, but instead masterfully deconstructs it. Luc Besson poses a fascinating, terrifying question: what is the antagonist for a being who has become the universe itself? The answer is a stroke of genius: erasure. The film introduces a new, chilling threat in the form of Cillian Murphy’s radical scientist, whose “Anti-Virus” seeks to purge Lucy’s omnipresent consciousness from reality itself. This forces the god-like Lucy (Scarlett Johansson, delivering a performance of haunting, ethereal grace and profound vulnerability) into a desperate gambit: to download her essence into a temporary, limited human vessel.

This premise is the film’s beating heart. Stripped of her infinite power and locked back at a mere 20% of her capacity, Lucy is no longer a detached observer but a fugitive in a world she once transcended. The film becomes a breathtaking, dual journey: a visually stunning odyssey through abstract, luminous cyberspace and the stark, perilous beauty of the Arctic, paralleled by an intimate rediscovery of human emotion—fear, pain, connection, and mortality. Morgan Freeman returns as Professor Norman, now a weary but crucial guide in her re-humanization, their dynamic imbued with a poignant melancholy. The action, when it comes, is no longer about overwhelming force, but about desperate, intelligent survival using her flickering, fractured abilities.

Earning a stellar 9/10, “Omnipresence” is a triumphant, philosophical spectacle. It trades pure cerebral abstraction for a deeply human story of loss and rediscovery, grounding its cosmic stakes in tangible emotion. It is visually overwhelming, intellectually provocative, and anchored by Johansson’s powerful, nuanced performance. The ending is a true masterpiece of sci-fi writing, offering a resolution that is both heartbreaking and transcendent, beautifully redefining consciousness, sacrifice, and what it truly means to be present. Score: 9/10

Other movies: