Limitless [15] Released:2011, Run time:105 minutes, Genre: Sci-fi, Action, Thriller. Film only review. Plot Synopsis Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) is an apparently talented writer. If only his brain knew that. Faced with a looming deadline, an agitated publisher and a severe case of writers block the down and out Eddie roams the streets looking for inspiration and he finds it...in the form of NZT, a new drug that promises the world but this isn't your average drug, this drug allows you to access the entirety of your own mind, remember every detail you ever subconsciously absorbed and recall it all at the right moment. It is everything you're ...  Read the complete review

I saw this film in the cinema when it first came out and was absolutely mesmerised. The fast pace and continuous action had me guessing where it was going and what the end result would be. I loved every minute of it and so recently bought it on DVD to watch again. The film is actually loosely based on a book called 'The Dark Fields' by Alan Glynn which was published in 2001. Ten years later the film Limitless was released. From what I can see by reading the plot of the book the film takes the basic premise of the novel and extends it to create this feature length film. The basic idea behind the film is that an intelligence boosting drug, NZT-48, has ...  Read the complete review

Plot: Eddie (Bradley Cooper) is a down-on-his-luck writer. His whole life has seen him slip lower and lower. Now he is almost out on the street and despite receiving an advance for a new book cannot begin to write the first sentence. A divorcee, his latest relationship is about to hit the rocks too. He has become a sponger to all those around him. Then, by chance, he meets up with his ex-wife's brother - a former drug dealer. It looks like he has cleaned up his act and is now working for a major pharmaceutical company. He offers Eddie a new untested drug that enables a human to access 100% of their brain instead of the usual 10-20%. Eddie takes the pill and ...  Read the complete review

After someone in work raved about how good this film was, I decided to put it on my LoveFilm rental list, and was excited about seeing it. Limitless was released in 2011, and was based on the 2001 Alan Glynn novel The Dark Fields. It was directed by Neil Burger, and the screenplay is by Leslie Dixon. It stars Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Anna Friel and Abbie Cornish. The film is about Eddie Morra (Cooper), a down on his luck writer. He has a book deal, but has yet to write a single word. His apartment is a dump and his girlfriend has just broken up with him. He randomly runs into his ex-wife's drug-dealing brother, who gives him a new pill named ...  Read the complete review

Co-Star - Robert De Niro Genre - Thriller Run-Time 105 minutes Country - USA Cert - 15 Amazon Rental - £ 2.99 rental per night. ------------------------------------------------- Based on the book 'Dark Fields' by Alan Glynn, Limitless is the latest movie with echo's of Inception to hit the big screen this year, that particular blockbuster no doubt the reason why this one got made and released so quickly, having the feel of a film treatment that has been sitting on the shelf for quite a while. In keeping with Inception a mind altering state of consciousness is at the heart of the narrative and every opportunity is taken by ...  Read the complete review