One of the best movies in recent years

Rating: 9/10 (5 November 2012)

Limitless is a fairly realistic superpower movie, which is why it stuck a chord with me. While I like to see amazing and unnatural things occur in movies, part of me isn't a fan of supernatural/magic stuff. Even Iron Man, which based the "supernatural powers" of Tony Stark on science and technology was a little ridiculous. Something like NZT-48 could probably be made using today's technology, although it clearly wouldn't be quite as awesome.
Anyway, Limitless was an enjoyable ride from the very start of the movie to the very end. As some other reviewers have said, the concept of the Limitless storyline was fascinating but the execution was a bit flawed in some areas. The last chunk of the movie had some unnatural-feeling plot moves that probably could have been left out. This is why the movie isn't a 10 in my book, but I can gloss over some of the movies "mistakes" because the overall package was still great.
There are some really trippy areas, specifically the parts where the camera "walks" dozens of blocks across New York City, that drew me into the awesome perspective of Eddie Morra (the main character)on NZT-48 too. I thought that this added, not detracted, from the overall ride.