If you offered me NZT (the drug in the film)... I'd probably take it. The drug let's you access 100% of your brain. Anything you ever saw or heard is simple to recall and apply to any situation. Learning something becomes easy, remembering things becomes as simple as breathing. NZT makes things possible and allows "Limitless" to achieve the possibilities that it set to achieve. Eddie Morra (A surprising good Bradley Cooper, glad to see him doing some decent work) is a burned out writer, recently dumped, and probably will be evicted soon. Through extraordinary events, Eddie gets his hands on ALOT of NZT. His life should be all set, but the drug has some side affects. "Limitless" is a first rate adventure/thiller/drama (don't really know what to call it) that will keep you guessing until the end. Neil Burger (the director) and his talented cast (including Abbie Cornish and Robert Deniro) make this a thrill to see. The script can be a bit dry at points, almost to smart for it's own good (the audience isn't on NZT). However you won't care by film's end cause of it's spellbinding appeal.
SPOILER COMING AVOID READING IF YOU DON'T WANT ANYTHING RUINED
There is a scene where Eddie is being robbed of his money and drugs from a local mob thug. The thug injects NZT to get it directly into the blood stream. Eddie manages to stab him while the other crooks are distracted and would appear to be done for when they come back into the room. However Eddie sees the blood pooling on the floor from the man he just killed and proceeds to drink it to get NZT into his system. The audience in the theater was laughing and gasping, but I had a bewildered smile on my face. I've often heard proverbs and stories of men who would drink the blood of their enemy to survive. I'd never thought I see it literally and it was quite interesting.
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8/10
Recommendation: It's fun for really anyone, if you got the chance don't let it pass you by.
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