Review: Limitless

Here we have a movie about drugs. Bradley Cooper plays Eddie Morra, a writer with serious writer's block - he luckily runs into his ex-brother-in-law who offers him a drug that will open up his mind and make his possibilities truly Limitless. Now let's get something straight, this movie is NOT Requiem for a Dream. Drugs look pretty dang cool for most of this movie and even by the end of the movie there aren't any real ramifications for Eddie's drug abuse. So maybe this movie doesn't teach the greatest lessons, but it still is pretty fun.

Limitless has some interesting special effects that make the audience feel like they're doing drugs along with Eddie. You'll find yourself endlessly flying through New York City on a few occasions that can make you feel a little sick.. which could be deliberate. Bradley Cooper is emerging as a pretty good actor and he is exciting and believable in this movie. There are a lot of laughs and some exciting action sequences to be had in this movie. You can tell director Neil Burger wanted to have this movie be a rush similar to the rush that Eddie has when he takes the drug. He succeeds.

Where the movie struggles is in its story. It's erratic and sometimes doesn't make a whole lot of sense - You'll find yourself wondering "Well if Eddie's so smart on this drug, shouldn't he have seen this coming?". And as I mentioned before, the only conclusion you can draw from this movie is that this drug really rules - I was hoping for something a little more inspirational. Robert De Niro has a small and forgettable role in this movie, he seemed to be going through the motions, but no doubt that his presence in this movie will help it earn money.

You shouldn't do drugs; this movie is ok to see though.

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