In LUCY IN THE SKY, Natalie Portman plays Lucy Cola, a strong woman whose determination and drive as an astronaut take her to space, where she's deeply moved by the transcendent experience of seeing her life from afar. Back home as Lucy's world suddenly feels too small, her connection with reality slowly unravels.... (Full plot summary below)
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In LUCY IN THE SKY, Natalie Portman plays Lucy Cola, a strong woman whose determination and drive as an astronaut take her to space, where she's deeply moved by the transcendent experience of seeing her life from afar. Back home as Lucy's world suddenly feels too small, her connection with reality slowly unravels.
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| ObserverOliver JonesPortman’s delicate and damaged portrayal is mesmerizing. |
| Vanity FairRichard LawsonLucy in the Sky is an odd curio, a drama that’s forlornly funny, a comedy of social manners with a howling desperation fueling its engine. I admire the balance that Hawley tries to strike, between the mundane and the sublime. |
| Entertainment WeeklyChristian HolubLucy in the Sky’s attempt to sync cosmological visions with a believable human drama never quite works. |
| IGNChris TillyNatalie Portman excels in Lucy in the Sky, an interesting character study that suffers when mixing fact and fiction. |
| The GuardianPeter BradshawIt is a witty, intriguing film in many ways ... But I also feel the film is unsure of how much to disturb its audience, unsure whether to pursue the chaos and embarrassment of a bungled, noir-ish crime and an unsightly psychological disorder, or to contrive something more emollient: to finesse some sympathy and even heroism for the story’s troubled female lead. |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinI have to tip my cap to such a bold attempt to induce in the audience his heroine’s inner flux and fragmentation. The double-entendre title tells you to expect a trip, and you get one. |
| Boston GlobeTom RussoIt’s a deep-thinking character study that’s provocatively if imperfectly presented — at least until the story devolves right along with its subject’s state of mind. |
| The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldWhile Portman’s performance is skilled, she doesn’t have enough to work with — the character, as written, just isn’t there. |
| Original-CinKim HughesA conceptual mess if a somewhat engaging one. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreLucy in the Sky is a Lifetime Original Movie-style melodrama, over-thought, over-scripted and over-directed into something spacey, ethereal and trippy by the guy who gave us TV’s “Legion.” |
