Limitless

Neil Burger

2011

3.50

Synopsis

A paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unsuccessful writer whose life is transformed by a top-secret "smart drug" that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life in this darkly comic and provocative film.

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Cast

Bradley CooperEdward Morra
Robert De NiroCarl Van Loon
Abbie CornishLindy
Andrew HowardGennady
Anna FrielMelissa
Johnny WhitworthVernon
Tomas AranaMan in Tan Coat
Robert John BurkePierce
Darren GoldsteinKevin Doyle
Ned EisenbergMorris Brandt

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83
Tampa Bay Times
For two hours it's a fun head trip.
83
Entertainment Weekly
In Limitless, a potently fanciful and fun thriller about a drug that turns you into a genius, Cooper proves a cock-of-the-walk movie star.
80
Arizona Republic
Some of its conceits may not hold up under intense scrutiny, but, generally speaking, it's a good time at the movies.
80
Chicago Reader
Some might call this movie a step backward after Burger's previous feature, the painfully honest Iraq war drama "The Lucky Ones," but as a stylish intrigue it's hard to beat.
75
Chicago Tribune
Almost all of it works as wish-fulfillment fantasy.
63
Orlando Sentinel
This film based on Alan Glynn's novel "Dark Fields" is entirely too reliant on voice-over, a bit too tarted-up by Burger in an effort to make this head trip a visual experience.
50
The Hollywood Reporter
Limitless should be so much smarter than it is.
50
Observer
Directed with a pulsating fervor by Neil Burger, Limitless is absurd but entertaining action-adventure escapism. Bradley Cooper is versatile and virile, and a valiant leading man.

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