"It works better if you are smart to begin with."

Rating: 8/10 (23 August 2011)

Did you ever watch a film that just surprises the heck out of you? I rented this movie without knowing the first thing about it. At 15 minutes I was completely engrossed.
How can you not fall in love with the concept of a pill that makes you smart and successful? The pace of the movie is fast. The story is occasionally implausible (for example I don't believe that one can fight well based on a lesson from the History Channel), but we can forgive that because the acting is razor sharp and mostly believable.
Overall this is a solid trip through the looking glass. What is your potential if you could unlock 100% of your brainpower? What If such a drug existed? How many people would kill for it? This movie explores these and other possibilities. It's definitely worth a watch. And your date will like it too. Guaranteed.