Lucy in the Sky took skills to make. It’s not often that film gets to be three bad films in one. This a film that suffers much like its protagonist from not having a clarity in purpose and direction. The film doesn’t know if it wants to be the story of a female astronaut who loses touch with reality after being in outer space and seeing how small the world is or a film about how women go crazy over male genitalia. For those who may need the warning, this film ends up being more of the latter than the former. Apparently it’s based (loosely) on the story of Lisa Nowak. If that name doesn’t ring a bell maybe this will: Astronaut Diaper Lady. Yes, instead of being an interesting character study on how going to space and seeing the beauty of the world from such heights can have you more focused on getting back to that moment that one loses connections to their personal lives, Lucy in the Sky decided to throw that all away to become a film about a woman who becomes emotional and cracks. It’s
