Sunday, 27 March 2011

FILM: Limitless (dir: Neil Burger, 2011)


"I don't have delusions of grandeur - I have an actual recipe for grandeur!"


Limitless is a smart, sharp contemporary thriller. Bradley Cooper carries the movie effortlessly and convincingly with an assured and precise performance as the washed-up writer Eddie Morra whose life is transformed by an experimental but dangerous drug. Director Burger employs an interesting and well-handled array of audio-visual tricks to take the viewer on the journey with Eddie and experience the unfolding narrative with him. With strong support from Anna Friel, Abbie Cornish and an on-form De Niro, Limitless proves to be entertaining, engaging and even thought-provoking ("Worth the risk? What would you do?") from start to finish.

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