A real success!

Rating: 10/10 (10 April 2015)

This is such a nice, fast-paced, modern style movie that makes almost everything right. Bradley Cooper is great, bringing his natural style into a half-failed author that goes through many stages of transformation after finding a way to unlock the full mental capacity of the brain.
Add to that De Niro as a tough businessman and a career opportunity for the protagonist, and a scary, somewhat over-the-top Andrew Howard as the bad guy. The result is an excellent mix of clever dialogue and "smart" action thanks to the newfound limitless brain capacity. But the best thing is the way you'll get into the movie, if you allow yourself that. It's almost like you get a sense of "this is doable!" and afterwards you'll probably feel like taking a memory course and start organizing your life!
What I also like is the main characters upcoming sense of a higher purpose. Life and potential should not be wasted, seems to be the message that director Neil Burger wants to send us.
Let's not forget the soundtrack! The OST is perfect, with Ash Grunwald's "Walking" and The Black Keys "Howlin' for you" as highlights. The score is quite dark and mellow, but very suitable, giving the sense that with great power comes great... ramifications.
All in all, a given 10 to just sit back, enjoy the pace, and watch again quite soon.