Movie Review: Limitless

Title: Limitless

Year: 2011
Rating: PG-13

Synopsis: Eddie Morra is an inspiring writer and generally a nice guy. He just has no motivation, lacking the ability to bring out whatever mysterious talent he might have, if indeed he has any. It seems he's on a quick downward spiral when suddenly he's given a mysterious pill. Within moments of swallowing it, he finds his brain supercharged. Capable of moving mountains of literature, a mathematical genius, an expert stockbroker, and able to noticing the smallest of details, Eddie has become awesome. Unfortunately, the pill is less of a secret than he thought, and, understandable, bad guys want it now.

Best Part/Best "Phrase": The first time he takes the pill. Fantastic.
Favorite Actor: Andrew Howard, aka Gennady. What a clever guy.
Music Quality: Rather than the music, the sound effects were really cool.
Language: Some but not much.

Pros: The story itself is rather cool (acting good, yadda yadda). It's pretty obvious why we can't access every part of our brain; we'd go crazy, since each part is only supposed to be used for certain things. This movie actually puts some effort into addressing this problem, creating benefits and side effects that feed into the rest of the movie, making it a little bit more realistic. The surreal CGI is awesome, and frankly I wanted more.

Cons: The ending seemed a little abrupt to me, as well as slightly vague. Perhaps it was intentional not giving us the simple answer(s) we wanted, but it would've been nice to know. Plot holes, and curiosities also pop up as the movie makes its merry way.

Rating: 7.5/10
Rewatch Value: Sure.