A credible and engaging story

Rating: 9/10 (20 March 2011)

Limitless put's Eddie Morra (Brad Cooper) in a perplexing situation, what would you do if you're depressed about your prospects, and needed an edge ? You'd try almost anything. Eddie, through a chance meeting gets his hand on an amazing drug that turbo charges his brain. It's a credible idea, that there may be a drug that makes you ridiculously smart.
Having a superhuman intellect and ability to "connect the dots" presents him with untold opportunities. I found the story for Eddie credible and engaging. Many tense moments where you wonder "how the heck is he gonna get out of this". If you've ever wished for a drug like this for yourself, then you should be able to relate to Eddie and Brad Cooper's performance of Eddie gels well with the audience in a credible way. This movie was well cast all round with Abbie Cornish, and Robert De Niro and Andrew Howard as "Gennady".
This is not an action movie, but has a good number of scenes with action. The story's pace is good, I never got bored. I found that some questions weren't answered, but they do not affect the main plot. We may get those answers in the classic "director's" cut edition when this comes to DVD. The ending is good to... room for a sequel ?
My recommendation. Must see!