Limitless

Add it all up, including the nifty twist at the end, and what we have here is a fun Hollywood flick with a good head on its shoulders.

Some of its conceits may not hold up under intense scrutiny, but, generally speaking, it's a good time at the movies.

An energetic, enjoyably preposterous compound - it's a paranoid thriller blended with pseudo-neuro-science fiction and catalyzed by a jolting dose of satire.

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.

Rooted in empty materialism, but it never evokes the heady rush of a guilty pleasure or the precipitous payback of a thriller.

For all its peripatetic energy, Limitless still winds up with the same-old blazing guns and wanton destruction of property. No matter how smart you may be, Hollywood will figure out a way to dumb you down.

Without a complex thought about narcissism, merit, or addiction, Limitless is content to be an empty, one-note, satire-free fairy tale of avarice and corporate-political ambition.

One of the best movies I have ever seen!I've watched it dozens of times and I can never get tired of it. To me, it's really motivational. Definitely 10/10!

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Super camera and scenery. It is perfectly worked with colors and cuts. The actors are solid. The view of the main character is only roughly experienced. How he becomes successful and how he gets there is only told and not shown. On the other hand, the negative sides of the drug are better illuminated than the positive sides. There could have been, however, more negative sides of the drug. I expected more from the film. 6,5/10

After the initial novelty wears off, Limitless becomes dull, much like the medication in the film. It's like Lucy if the main character was an alpha male. For all the amazing qualities the drug boasts, the writing was anything but an epiphany. The plot exalts money and power, not creativity.

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