Limitless is one of those 'what if' movies and it certainly does a very good job of getting you thinking.
Bradley Cooper plays Eddie, a writer who hasn't been able to write a line despite somehow being given a book contract. He looks pretty much homeless, has just lost his girlfriend and is going nowhere.
By chance, as you do, he runs into his ex-brother in law who gives him a taste of a new drug that promises to blow his mind.
Basically, it opens up the parts of the brain you aren't using and you become a highly intelligent, focused and driven person able to achieve anything.
When Vern is killed, obviously by someone looking for the drug, Eddie finds his stash and goes about changing his life.
He wins back his girlfriend Lindy (Abbie Cornish) and goes about earning money in record time - he finishes his book in a matter of days and becomes a stock market player.
He attracts the attention of Carl van Loon (Robert de Niro), a business mogul, who employs Eddie and watches him climb the ladder in amazement.
Pretty soon other people who have tried the drug, which is horribly addictive and potentially fatal, circle Eddie in order to get their hands on it.
Limitless is a very good idea - what if you could reach your full potential by popping a pill?
Even better is when Lindy tries it she decides she doesn't want the tunnel vision it can give you - namely a distance from your own feelings.
Bradley Cooper plays Eddie, a writer who hasn't been able to write a line despite somehow being given a book contract. He looks pretty much homeless, has just lost his girlfriend and is going nowhere.
By chance, as you do, he runs into his ex-brother in law who gives him a taste of a new drug that promises to blow his mind.
Basically, it opens up the parts of the brain you aren't using and you become a highly intelligent, focused and driven person able to achieve anything.
When Vern is killed, obviously by someone looking for the drug, Eddie finds his stash and goes about changing his life.
He wins back his girlfriend Lindy (Abbie Cornish) and goes about earning money in record time - he finishes his book in a matter of days and becomes a stock market player.
He attracts the attention of Carl van Loon (Robert de Niro), a business mogul, who employs Eddie and watches him climb the ladder in amazement.
Pretty soon other people who have tried the drug, which is horribly addictive and potentially fatal, circle Eddie in order to get their hands on it.
Limitless is a very good idea - what if you could reach your full potential by popping a pill?
Even better is when Lindy tries it she decides she doesn't want the tunnel vision it can give you - namely a distance from your own feelings.
It's very well made, and there are a few scenes that are quite a spin out to watch as Eddie gets hooked on both the feeling of clarity and the life it is giving him.
There are better movies out there but Limitless is interesting, has a largely likeable cast and isn't too long either. A 7.5 out of 10.
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