:00:00. > :00:00.back, head of the Belgian Grand Prix. Now it is time for The Film
:00:00. > :00:24.Review. Welcome to The Film Review on BBC
:00:25. > :00:29.News. To take us through the releases, Anna Smith. What have we
:00:30. > :00:38.got this week? A lot of action, a bit of romance. Lucy, the new film
:00:39. > :00:41.by Luc Besson, starring Scarlett Johannesson, a woman who has
:00:42. > :00:48.superhuman powers and to a new drug. Then we are going to Sin City two,
:00:49. > :00:54.starring Eva Green and Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke. A
:00:55. > :00:59.huge all`star cast for the graphic novel adaptation. And Daniel
:01:00. > :01:05.Radcliffe in a rented comedy in What If. Is he any good? Let's find out
:01:06. > :01:10.`` romantic comedy. Less kick with Scarlett Johannesson in Lucy. A lot
:01:11. > :01:18.of excitement. Luc Besson has a great history of action films with a
:01:19. > :01:20.female star, such as the fifth element. Scully Johannesson plays a
:01:21. > :01:29.party girl who is an unwilling drugs mule who has drugs sewn into her
:01:30. > :01:33.body, which explode. With that she is able to outwit her captors, and
:01:34. > :01:41.track down a scientist played by Morgan Freeman who can maybe advise
:01:42. > :01:50.her. Yes Western Mark my name is Lucy, I have read your research. All
:01:51. > :01:54.of my research? Wow, I am very flattered but I find that hard to
:01:55. > :01:59.believe. I read your theory on the use of the brain's capacity, a bit
:02:00. > :02:05.rudimentary but you on the right track. I absorbed a large amount of
:02:06. > :02:10.a drug that will allow me to use 100% of my cerebrally capacity.
:02:11. > :02:18.Right now I am a 28% and you are right, when I reach 28% the brain
:02:19. > :02:27.opens up. You can control your metabolism? Yes, I can also control
:02:28. > :02:33.radio, telephone, and television. He looks understandably perplexed. He
:02:34. > :02:38.is meant to be the leading scientist but she outwits him in one go. It is
:02:39. > :02:41.interesting to see how becoming this all seeing woman. As the percentage
:02:42. > :02:49.goes up, she becomes more powerful. The problem it is based on a myth,
:02:50. > :02:52.the idea that we only use 10% of our brains, which was debunked a long
:02:53. > :02:59.time ago, but Luc Besson just says has a laugh with it, it is
:03:00. > :03:03.entertaining. I was intrigued by the brain percentage usage, presumably
:03:04. > :03:07.if we get close to 100% come all sorts of things can happen. Without
:03:08. > :03:13.giving too much away, she develops powers that we would consider to be
:03:14. > :03:18.paranormal. She can prevent her own death because there is an imploding
:03:19. > :03:22.aspect. It touches on many things but ultimately it is a popcorn
:03:23. > :03:28.thriller and you have to take it as that, a science fiction with the
:03:29. > :03:31.emphasis on fiction. What about Scarlett Johannesson? She is too
:03:32. > :03:37.epic, she has shown in under the skin that she is really coming out
:03:38. > :03:41.`` to mythic. She has a lot of sensitivity, she isn't just a pretty
:03:42. > :03:48.girl. Luc Besson has a history of hiring those actresses. She is very
:03:49. > :03:55.good. Sin City two a game to kill for. Yes, Eva Green is the game in
:03:56. > :04:00.question, we won't see much of her because she's not wearing much in
:04:01. > :04:03.film. The black and white works very well, interweaving hard`boiled
:04:04. > :04:11.stories, detectives, prostitutes, strippers, corrupt politicians, all
:04:12. > :04:16.of those stories interweaving. Mary Whitehouse would have a field day!
:04:17. > :04:21.It is a top end to forget 18 stuff, but that is what the fans want from
:04:22. > :04:28.the first film. Take us back to the first film, nine years ago. It was,
:04:29. > :04:32.the problem is that we know what to expect now, visually and
:04:33. > :04:38.thematically. It is very dark. I preferred this film, it has stronger
:04:39. > :04:44.female characters although it is problematic from the feminist point
:04:45. > :04:48.of view. I found it less sadistic in terms of the violent. A review
:04:49. > :04:52.called it a technological marvel. Presumably this one cannot be that
:04:53. > :04:58.as well because technology has moved on. Ground`breaking for the time, it
:04:59. > :05:05.is well done. Let's talk about the ROM com, What If. I have read mixed
:05:06. > :05:11.views. Yes, Daniel Radcliffe plays eight Hugh Grant type in Canada, he
:05:12. > :05:16.falls for a girl, but she has a boyfriend. It is a well they, won't
:05:17. > :05:26.they, that seems to go on for a long time. I have been with Ben for
:05:27. > :05:30.five`year 's, and I totally get that the guys don't want to hang out with
:05:31. > :05:33.a girl with a boyfriend, but it sucks, it makes you think that the
:05:34. > :05:37.only interesting thing about you is how you look with your clothes off.
:05:38. > :05:43.It should be easier to make friends when you have a boyfriend because
:05:44. > :05:51.there is no conclusion. That is it, your big pitch to be my friend?
:05:52. > :05:58.That's terrible! It's terrible `` I know, friends? Yes, why not? Is this
:05:59. > :06:04.how you always make friends, like it is a business deal? It is unnerving.
:06:05. > :06:10.I sense it is friends mourn one side than the other. Yes, it is a kind of
:06:11. > :06:15.unrequited romance, he is smitten. We watch them living their lives,
:06:16. > :06:18.going to parties and on other day. It is centring on the will they,
:06:19. > :06:25.won't they, rather than another story, because there isn't much
:06:26. > :06:29.chemistry. Their friends, played by Andrew driver, quite well written,
:06:30. > :06:34.they don't really work as a central pairing because Daniel Radcliffe is
:06:35. > :06:39.a comedy actress. He has proven himself as a dramatic actor but I
:06:40. > :06:44.don't think this experiment is worth repeating ``, the actor. You need to
:06:45. > :06:53.persuade people to stick with it. You need persuading. You do not care
:06:54. > :06:58.about the romance. If you are a fan of Daniel, would you stick with it?
:06:59. > :07:01.Younger fans of his from Harry Potter who find him very sweet, it
:07:02. > :07:07.may work for them, check it out. White pick out your favourite this
:07:08. > :07:12.week. My favourite is the Rover, David Mitchell's post`apocalyptic
:07:13. > :07:17.thriller set in the Australian outback. Robert Pattinson is very
:07:18. > :07:22.good in this, but Guy Pearce steals the show as a drifter who is
:07:23. > :07:32.desperate to get his car back. A very character driven drama, dark
:07:33. > :07:37.and gritty, but unlike Sin city it has a different sensibility. That is
:07:38. > :07:43.your if we are staying at home, what do you recommend? I recommend
:07:44. > :07:46.tracks, another Australian outback film, but a different one, a true
:07:47. > :07:56.story of a woman who walked across the desert with just camels and a
:07:57. > :07:59.dog for company. A wonderful story. There is great stuff. Thank you for
:08:00. > :08:05.joining us. . A quick reminder before we go that you will find more
:08:06. > :08:06.film news and reviews from the BBC online including our previous
:08:07. > :08:11.programmes. That is it for this week. Thanks for
:08:12. > :08:30.watching, goodbye. We have made it to the weekend and
:08:31. > :08:31.for many people it will be an extended weekend with the