Film review
Limitless 2011
Directed by Neil Burger106 minThriller · Mystery · Science Fiction
The life of an unsuccessful writer is transformed by a top-secret 'smart drug' that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life.
½Watched 8 May 2024
This film was really cool stylistically. That weird endless zoom thing they kept doing, I could watch that all day it was so satisfying. They did a lot of weird and trippy things with the camera that was very cool to watch.
The film itself was interesting. Him taking a pill and getting smart and seeing how he uses it was really fun to see. It made it seem like he killed someone at one point and never explained if he really did and why and how. All that stuff felt a little open ended but it was kinda boring anyway.
The ending really surprised me, the way the film was going it seemed like it was bouta have some really bad shit happen, I really didn’t expect it to have a kinda happy ending it felt really weird and undeserved. But him getting rich and shit was the whole reason I liked the film so cut to him 12 months later being rich is the most satisfying ending for me.
Bradley Cooper did well.
7.4/10
