Limitless (2011) - A Drug that Has Mental Focus Powers? Count Me In!

Rating: 9/10 (21 November 2011)

After becoming a household name in the highly successful movie, "The Hangover", Bradely Cooper delivers the performance of a lifetime in one of the best movies of the year. "Limitless" stars Cooper as a troubled writer who discovers a top-secret drug which allows him to have natural super human abilities with mental focus. Throughout the movie, he discovers to see things that no other human being has seen. He starts having big money, beautiful women, and giant success. But then the drug brings some side effects, and has to deal with a Wall Street power broker, portrayed by Robert De Niro. Bradely Cooper is just phenomenal in this movie, and I hope he deserves total Oscar consideration for a performance that required a lot of skill, charm, charisma, and smart timing. Abbie Cornish was quite well-acted in this movie, as Cooper's in-and-out girlfriend. Robert De Niro is just timeless in this movie, and he's like one of the best cinema actors you expect to see in a movie. Leslie Dixon has created a well-deserving script that's both well-written and well-accomplished. Also, the cinematography is fast-paced in such a brilliant way, the editing is quite great, the music is non-stop perfection, and the effects are like no other. Director Neil Burger has made a movie with a lot of smart expectations, thrilling moments that keep you on the edge of your seat, and tons of screen time for Bradely Cooper. "Limitless" is indeed one of the best movies of the year. "Limitless", in my review, "an exhilarating thrill ride, edge-of-your-seat fun".