Film Review: Limitless

Limitless is about a down and out writer called Ed Morro played by Bradley Cooper who is struggling to find inspiration to finish his first novel. In a chance encounter with his ex brother in law Morro is given a new smart drug that is able to help him use his brain to it's full capacity.

The drug allows Morro to become truly brilliant but he soon finds that all good things come with a price.

That is the premise of Limitless, the ultra stylish adaption of The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn as directed by Neil Burger. The film wisely capitalises on the charm of its leading man and uses visual effects effectively to show the impact of the drug on Morro's perception. The film also manages to lift the quality of the storyline of the novel in a rare win for the movie in the book versus movie debate .

Limitless is quite simply a bit of a surprise, a film that you go into with very little expectations that you will find yourself enjoying far more than you would expect.

3.5/5