A STILL FROM THE MOVIE  | Critic's Rating: Cast: Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish, Anna Friel Direction: Neil Burger Genre: Sci-Fi Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes Readers Rating: |
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Smart thriller
Story: Eddie Mora (Bradley Cooper), an out-of-work writer, is at the end of his tether, until a friend gives him NZT, an experimental drug that allows him to use 100 percent of his mind. The rest is history. Mora not only finishes his book, he becomes a financial czar and woos back his girl friend (Abbie Cornish). Will Eddies NZT-odyssey help him to reach limitless heights or will it all catch up: the Russian mafia, the shark-like business tycoon, Carl Van Loon (Robert De Niro) or the limited supply of the wonder drug?
Movie Review: Another riveting fantasy, Limitless has Bradley Cooper playing the quintessential loser who gets one helluva chance to clear the cobwebs in his life. Suddenly, with one pop of a pill, the guy who couldn't type a single word on his computer, grows into a best-selling writer, overnight. Not satisfied with that, he pops another pill and decides to get rich. Bloody rich. It doesn't take long before he is dabbling in billions, by playing stock analyst to a shrewd Robert De Niro. He pops some more pills and decides it's time to fly solo -- Senator, Governor, President.... Truly, the sky can be the limit. Unless the mafia catches up, the supply of his wonder drug shrinks or the brain just crumbles like a cookie.
Limitless is a terrific ride into realms unimagined. Cooper carries you through as he cruises through unexplored, superhero territory and lays bare the limitless terrain that smart and sassy Hollywood is daring to enter. Of course, there is a mention -- a mere mention -- of the dark side of the moon. But that's beside the point.
Story: Eddie Mora (Bradley Cooper), an out-of-work writer, is at the end of his tether, until a friend gives him NZT, an experimental drug that allows him to use 100 percent of his mind. The rest is history. Mora not only finishes his book, he becomes a financial czar and woos back his girl friend (Abbie Cornish). Will Eddies NZT-odyssey help him to reach limitless heights or will it all catch up: the Russian mafia, the shark-like business tycoon, Carl Van Loon (Robert De Niro) or the limited supply of the wonder drug?
Movie Review: Another riveting fantasy, Limitless has Bradley Cooper playing the quintessential loser who gets one helluva chance to clear the cobwebs in his life. Suddenly, with one pop of a pill, the guy who couldn't type a single word on his computer, grows into a best-selling writer, overnight. Not satisfied with that, he pops another pill and decides to get rich. Bloody rich. It doesn't take long before he is dabbling in billions, by playing stock analyst to a shrewd Robert De Niro. He pops some more pills and decides it's time to fly solo -- Senator, Governor, President.... Truly, the sky can be the limit. Unless the mafia catches up, the supply of his wonder drug shrinks or the brain just crumbles like a cookie.
Limitless is a terrific ride into realms unimagined. Cooper carries you through as he cruises through unexplored, superhero territory and lays bare the limitless terrain that smart and sassy Hollywood is daring to enter. Of course, there is a mention -- a mere mention -- of the dark side of the moon. But that's beside the point.
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