A cool movie with an awesome premise

Rating: Null/10 (14 November 2018)

Limitless is a good film but not great because it becomes a generic action movie after a while when the potential could have been a lot more. The story is about a writer suffering from a terrible case of writer's block and some personal life issues to boot. He is offered a sort of wonder-pill which does wonders, and he is not only able to get over his block but do some great things also. He demands more of this pill and gets sucked into a cesspool of crime and danger. Bradley Cooper is likeable enough to carry this film (He's pretty much the only consistent character) and De Niro gets a moment to spout some cool stuff. The special effects deserve a mention and there is some stunning infinite zoom scenes especially the opener. Plus, the entire film has a kind of kinetic or synthetic energy which is rather cool.