STACK Magazine December Issue 122

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Six months after their
misadventures in Greece, the
lads head Down Under in their
second big screen OS trip. Jay
(James Buckley) is on “a mental
gap year in Australia” and
convinces buddies Simon (Joe
Thomas), Neil (Blake Harrison)
and Will (Simon Bird) to join him.
Cue rampant innuendo regarding
“going bush” and backpacking, as the boys hit the
Outback, Byron Bay and other iconic Aussie locations
– if you thought Mrs. Brown’s one-liners were obvious,
you haven’t met these guys. The Inbetweeners 2 set
an opening day box office record for a UK comedy on
its home turf – not bad for a movie whose major set
piece involves faeces and a water slide, which pretty
much tells you what to expect from this adolescent
romp. Do you need to have seen the first film or the TV
series? Not really; the Aussie angle makes it accessible
to the casual viewer and toilet humour is, after all,
universal. • See page 50
Lucy is the movie
Transcendence could have
been if it hadn’t taken itself so
seriously. Writer-director Luc
Besson (The Fifth Element )
applies his prowess for slick
action-thrillers to this bonkers
sci-fi flick that transforms
unwilling drug mule Lucy
(Scarlett Johansson) into
an omnipotent superbeing.
When a bag of blue crystals
implanted in her stomach ruptures, ZAP! Lucy
experiences enhanced strength and senses, can
manipulate matter and time, and has the ability to
unlock the secrets of the universe, as her brain power
ramps up to 100 per cent. (According to Morgan
Freeman – who’s thankfully on hand to explain
what the hell is going on, as always – “the average
person only uses 10 per cent of their brain capacity”.)
Besson’s insane mash-up of Limitless and La Femme
Nikita will split viewer opinion right down the
middle. But if you don’t take it too seriously (unlike
Transcendence) and just kick back and enjoy the wild
ride, Lucy will be the most fun you’ll have with a
movie this summer. • See page 56
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Despite widely published
reports that Angelina
Jolie was originally
cast as the lead, but
dropped out, Luc
Besson has since denied
them and admitted
that he only met with
a couple of actresses
to discuss playing the
lead role. When he saw
how strongly Scarlett
Johansson reacted to the
story, she immediately
landed the part.
James Buckley took
ill during the outback
scenes in Marree, South
Australia, claiming he had
a heart attack. But it was
simply indigestion from
chips and lager.