Limitless

It has been a long held belief that humans do not use the full potential of their brains. This films explores what would happen if we could and by only taking a drug.

Sadly this is another film that poses more questions than it answers. I may stray into spoiler territory so be careful. The two problems I have is that surely if Vernon is selling this drug that he would try to make as much money as he could and so sell it to as many people as he could. So there would be a lot more people using it. That it would possibly be more widespread. The other problem is that wouldn't this type of intelligence arouse more suspicion and be noticed by more sinister people, like the government? Wouldn't the government be aware of the development of the drug? It would have been an interesting alternative film if Eddie was on the run from government agents. But the one lesson we learn from all this is that no matter how smart you become you cannot do anything about human nature. That drugs are addictive even when they make you incredibly smart. Wouldn't you look into the drug more and when the side effects occur you stop taking it. Still taken at face value this is an enjoyable thriller with some thrilling scenes. I quite enjoyed Neil Burger's style that he uses to visually portray Eddie's time on the drug. The ending might be a little too good for some people though.

Bradley Cooper is nicely rising in his career and choosing some great roles. He makes a really effective leading man here and has an excellent presence. Aussie actress Abbie Cornish is also very good as put-upon girlfriend. It would have been nice to see her used more though. I'm sure that Robert DeNiro the actor reflects his character in this film and his relationship with Bradley Cooper. He is a good mentor which I'm sure he was in real life.

There might be a few plot holes that I had a problem with but otherwise this is a very enjoyable thriller. The ending might be too neat but the ride is good.