Great concept, some excellent writing, way too much gratuitous violence.

Rating: Null/10 (3 September 2011)

I am easily distracted, so the concept was immediately appealing. It would be thrilling to take a pretty little pill and suddenly be clear headed and focused.
It would have been interesting to see the character use his newly acquired mental gift for something other than making a lot of money quickly. That concept is so overdone in Hollywood movies. Anyway, with the NZT he obviously had enough aptitude to turn any amount of cash into a fortune without having to turn to the Russian thug for a loan of $100,000. Having made that foolish move, would he really forget to pay him back?
I guess the violence was a calculated move to satisfy those who wouldn't consider seeing a movie without it.