That all vanishes the day an old friend introduces Eddie to NZT, a designer pharmaceutical that makes him laser-focused and more confident than any man alive. Now on an NZT-fueled odyssey, everything Eddie's read, heard or seen is instantly organized and available to him.
As the former nobody rises to the top of the financial world, he draws the attention of business mogul Carl Van Loon De Niro , who sees this enhanced version of Eddie as the tool to make billions, but brutal side effects jeopardize his meteoric ascent. With a dwindling stash and hit men who will eliminate him to get the NZT, Eddie must stay wired long enough to elude capture and fulfill his destiny. If he can't, he will become just another victim who thought he'd found invincibility in a bottle.
What if a pill could make you rich and powerful? Rated PG for thematic material involving a drug, violence including disturbing images, sexuality and language. Did you know Edit. Trivia Bradley Cooper 's father was ill with terminal cancer during the filming of this movie, and Cooper was accordingly relieved that the movie was shot in his hometown of Philadelphia so that he could check on his father every day. Quotes Eddie Morra : Well, in order for a career to evolve, I'm gonna have to move on.
These edits were mainly reverts from not having an R rating for the theatrical release. User reviews Review. Top review. His Intelligence Has Its Limits. A pill can make you smart is indeed an interesting concept but what is more interesting is the directing. It's not an ordinary thriller movie.
The director gave a lot of style in this movie to make it more exciting. It definitely works and the movie is limitlessly entertaining. There are some plot holes that the filmmakers doesn't intend to fix it but still it's worth watching. The movie is of course about an intellectual pill. It's intriguing to know what's the side effects of it.
Well, it's quite fun to know what's going to happened to the protagonist but the movie's smartness isn't very limitless. There are massive plot holes in here. There are also some confusion in this. If there is something limitless in here then it's the entertainment quality. Neil Burger gave a lot of style and ridiculousness in this film. The editing was quite fast and fun.
The zooming in through places is amazing. The soundtrack and the music score does perfectly fit in every scene. The performances were good. Bradley Cooper is an entertaining actor but he had some weaknesses in serious scenes like crying or being scared.
Robert De Niro only shows up in times but you know him, he is just being himself and there is nothing wrong with that. Overall the movie is ridiculously fun. It's intriguing, it's fast, and it's smart at times. It's just a non-stop entertaining solid flick. TourettesPersonal Apr 23, FAQ 3. Is "Limitless" based on a book? Does a drug like NZT really exist?
What are the differences between the theatrical cut and the Extended Cut? Details Edit. Release date March 18, United States.
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Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 45 minutes. Related news. Dixon at least keeps the business jargon brisk, thankfully. The performances break all barriers for Limitless. She hits the glass ceiling in this male-dominated movie, which is another of those unfortunate side effects that nobody wants. Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. To order copies of Toronto Star articles, please go to: www.
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