Limitless movie
Limitless is a 2011 American mystery thriller film directed by Neil Burger and starring Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, and Robert De Niro. It is based on the 2001 novel The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn with the screenplay by Leslie Dixon.
Aspiring author Eddie Morra (Cooper) is suffering from chronic writer's
block, but his life changes instantly when an old friend introduces him
to NZT, a revolutionary new pharmaceutical that allows him to tap his
full potential. Soon Eddie takes Wall Street by storm, parlaying a small
stake into millions. His accomplishments catch the eye of mega-mogul
Carl Van Loon (De Niro),who invites him to help broker the largest
merger in corporate history. But they also bring Eddie to the attention
of
people willing to do
anything to get their hands on his stash of NZT. With his life in
jeopardy and the drug's brutal side effects grinding him down, Eddie
dodges mysterious stalkers, a vicious gangster and an intense police
investigation as he attempts to hang on to his dwindling supply long
enough to outwit his enemies
Rotten Tomatoes, an online critique website wrote a review about this film, giving it a total of 70% and a rating of 6.4 out of 10...
- what's fresh about this concept is how it turns perfect intelligence
into a superpower and tries to imagine its real-world applications.
What's less fresh is the ensuing plot...
- paradoxically absorbing, yet cliched and empty, this power-based New
York story is a bit of an entertaining thrill ride, probably far more
popcorn-engrossing than it deserves to be...
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