Once the plot kicks in, the movie eventually delivers on its promise

Rating: Null/10 (22 March 2011)

Aside from the premise, there's nothing really special about the movie. DeNiro's performance ranges somewhere between phoning it in and being pleasant enough. Aside from making money off Eddie, I see no reason for DeNiro's character. Fortunately, the picture never takes itself too seriously. When Eddie is about to start running off to the subway, the camera photography shows us this vantage point. I thought this was awesome. Not a lot goes on in the film. Our protagonist takes the so-called drug, runs afoul of bad guys, meets with a powerful tycoon, does some explaining to his girlfriend, and that's about it. If there were a few more characters, and some suspense to it, it might be a better movie.
**1/2 out of ****