Title: Limitless
Director: Neil Burger 
Well hello there, movie fans! As you may well know, I am travelling around the great Oz and therefore my spending habits have changed drastically. But, as Sydney has provided me with a decent paying job for nearly 2 months now, and they have cheap movie Tuesdays, I have finally been able to make it to the cinemas. And not to see Rango as what was intended. No, the friend I went with wasn’t feeling the animated chameleon as much as I was, so we compromised and went to see Limitless, the other movie we could both agree on. Although Rango is still on the to-see list, I am glad I was talked into seeing Limitless.
It was fascinating. A pill that can heighten your intelligence; dive into the far recesses of your mind and pull out details and facts that you didn’t even realize you knew anything about. Where can I get some of this? Of course, as this is a non-FDA approved drug, something must be wrong with it. Drugs come with severe problems with addiction and certainly there would be a major downfall if you become addicted, which you find out about two thirds into the film. This concept though, that you can become a better version of yourself by popping a pill, does make for an interesting story.
Bradley Cooper was a good cast for this role. Because he can so easily pull off the confident pretty boy, that’s half the battle won. He did a decent job with Eddie, the under-achieving author, but that look of superiority suits him quite well. A few times I was reminded of the Patrick Bateman character from American Psycho, except without the same level of psychosis. Which granted, is most of the fun, but still has that certain appeal.
None of the other characters or actors stood out for me, but one visual did. When not on the drug, Eddie simply moved through life without any special effect- grey, listless, boring. But as soon as the drug kicked in, the colour of the world around him changed, literally. By bringing an obvious vibrancy to the colours in the film, it changes the way Eddie sees the world- bright, exciting and full of life. This significant detail changes the mood of the film from sober to high, which I think affects the mood of the audience as well.
The story’s good and worth the admission price. Far-fetched? A bit, but when it surrounds drugs, isn’t anything possible? With no impossibilities, there are no limits.
Good to see you have a little money to chase to the cinema.
“By bringing an obvious vibrancy to the colours in the film, it changes the way Eddie sees the world- bright, exciting and full of life. This significant detail changes the mood of the film from sober to high, which I think affects the mood of the audience as well”
Sounds to me like he’s had a few tokes of Larry ‘s stash.
Will be on the lookout for this film. I doubt it made it to Yarmouth Cinema 5 and I don’t remember seeing any trailers on TV for it either. Let’s hope NetFlix picks it up and the CRTC decides to allow them to offer their full library of films to the ever widening Canadian audience.