Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) has writers block. He believes that he can write a decent book and for some reason the publisher also feels the same way and gives him an advance. However, a few weeks down the line, Morra has not written a single word. Things come to a head when his girlfriend, Lindy (Abbie Cornish) decides to get out of his life. She truly loves the guy but cannot see herself staying with a loser who cannot write. Needless to say, Eddie is quite shocked with the turn of events. He too loves Lindy and tries to keep her back by making a meek attempt to propose (Note – never propose to a girl out of desperation like Eddie Morra does). As he is making his way back home, he bumps into the last person in the world that he wants to see. His ex-brother in law Vernon Gatt (Johnny Whitworth) who also was a drug dealer, the last time Morra had met him. Eddie was married to Vernon’s sister Melissa (Anna Friel) albeit for a short period of time – a few hours as Vernon jokes.
Compelled to have a drink with Vernon, Eddie finds himself in a bar where Vernon tries to sound concerned about how Eddie’s life has been panning out. He tells Eddie that he is no longer a dealer but a consultant for a pharma company. He is currently testing a product which enables the average human to access parts of their memory which would normally not be available on demand. Just the kind of answer that Eddie needs for his problems. Vernon leaves a sample pill with Eddie which not only helps Eddie finish nearly 100 pages of his book but also gets him to score with the hot wife of the landlord – helps when u are behind on the rent right. The next morning, he wakes up to find the old Eddie and he wants more of NZT48. Because what you could achieve with it is LIMITLESS.
Extraordinary concept – Average execution. Pardon me for being from the Christopher Nolan school of movie making. But when you come across a concept like Limitless, the possibilities are indeed as many – and the makers seem to have missed a point there. A very well adapted story from the book Dark Fields by Alan Glynn written for the screen by Leslie Dixon and shot quite well I must say. If you were to ask me how could they have bettered it, I may not have an exact answer but from a lay person perspective like mine, the movie just didn’t seem finished well. Bradley Cooper comes up with yet another decent performance but just doesn’t seem to be able to go to the next level with his acting. That he was in the shadow of Robert DeNiro for this movie didn’t help him at all. Most of the other cast is quite passé with the exception of probably Andrew Howard who plays the Russian “money lender”. Neil Burger’s direction is again just about decent. The movie does hold you to the screen for the better part of 105 minutes but still leaves you with a feeling that so much more could have been done with it. Overall, an entertainer for sure. Do put it into your must watch list. I give it 6.5 on 10.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2114755097/
Compelled to have a drink with Vernon, Eddie finds himself in a bar where Vernon tries to sound concerned about how Eddie’s life has been panning out. He tells Eddie that he is no longer a dealer but a consultant for a pharma company. He is currently testing a product which enables the average human to access parts of their memory which would normally not be available on demand. Just the kind of answer that Eddie needs for his problems. Vernon leaves a sample pill with Eddie which not only helps Eddie finish nearly 100 pages of his book but also gets him to score with the hot wife of the landlord – helps when u are behind on the rent right. The next morning, he wakes up to find the old Eddie and he wants more of NZT48. Because what you could achieve with it is LIMITLESS.
Extraordinary concept – Average execution. Pardon me for being from the Christopher Nolan school of movie making. But when you come across a concept like Limitless, the possibilities are indeed as many – and the makers seem to have missed a point there. A very well adapted story from the book Dark Fields by Alan Glynn written for the screen by Leslie Dixon and shot quite well I must say. If you were to ask me how could they have bettered it, I may not have an exact answer but from a lay person perspective like mine, the movie just didn’t seem finished well. Bradley Cooper comes up with yet another decent performance but just doesn’t seem to be able to go to the next level with his acting. That he was in the shadow of Robert DeNiro for this movie didn’t help him at all. Most of the other cast is quite passé with the exception of probably Andrew Howard who plays the Russian “money lender”. Neil Burger’s direction is again just about decent. The movie does hold you to the screen for the better part of 105 minutes but still leaves you with a feeling that so much more could have been done with it. Overall, an entertainer for sure. Do put it into your must watch list. I give it 6.5 on 10.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2114755097/
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