Bradley Cooper looks like he came out of nowhere with the 2009 blockbuster hit the Hangover. True he was in a lot of movies before that but a movie like the Hangover is what really caught peoples attention. And now we are introduced to something as divine and abstract as Limitless. The tale of a man who tries a new type of drug that makes him feel like he is on top of the world only for him to go so high, he hits rock bottom.
A struggling writer Eddie (Bradley Cooper) is having a hard time focusing by not meeting his deadlines for his novel and missing out on rent. When his ex-brother in-law presents him with a new type of drug that lets him access every corner of his brain. At first this is really good for him as be becomes smarter and richer at the same time. However the side effects quickly kick in and it appears to be more than Eddie can handle. For decades now we have seen movies, tv shows and read books about the cautions of doing drugs and the dangers of over using them. Sometimes its too much of a good thing and it backfires on you at some point in the future or its too much of a bad thing and it back fires on you from day one. To me you have to watch this movie all the way through to decide whether trying this drug or not good or bad for a person. Personally I don't do drugs and the only drug I evan bother to try is alcohol when Im relaxing. Eddie our centre of attention proves this drug is bad but the only way to really prove if something is bad is to do it yourself and acknowledge what you've done.
Bradley Cooper makes a really convincing addict, so much that If you watched one of those reality shows on A&E you would have a hard time telling which is real and which is fake. I actually found his performance so convincing that it makes some of the drug jokes on Family Guy look evan more cartoonish and childish than they actually are. Apart from Cooper the supporting cast consists of the poised, profound and powerful Robert DeNiro. As always DeNiro comes off as a smooth talking professional in whatever he does; from loan sharking to stiller stalking. This makes him very convincing character in Limitless as he himself both helps and destroys Eddie as the drug sinks deeper into him.
The movie is a bit too fast paced and at the same time you feel as though it will never end. At about one hundred minuets into the movie I was just hoping for it to end so I could get home, write my review and then go to bed so I could wake up, cook some eggs for breakfast and then off to class. Despite this I still liked Limitless for its intensity, action and message for too much of something. Its not my favourite movie of the year but its still enjoyable enough to see on the big screen.
My Rating: 3/4 Shamrocks.
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