Limitless Movie Review
Limitless Movie Review
Limitless Movie Review
It's a phrase imbedded in the vernacular: "I wish there was a pill for that." "That" may commonly refer to weight-loss, getting over heartbreak or a way to grasp complex theories. In director Neil Burger's latest release, "Limitless" it is, indeed, a ubiquitous "little pill" that provides Bradley Cooper's hapless loser Eddie Mora with the ability to break the "we only use 20% of our brain" ceiling. The screenplay, by Leslie Dixon, is based on Alan Glynn's novel.
As the film begins, Eddie is an aspiring writer who has a book contract, but hasn't written a single word. He also is a mess. In the film's voice-over narration, Eddie comments on his appearance, noting to the audience that he's aware of what he looks like, adding that aside from junkies who else looks like "this"?
At a chance meeting on the busy streets of Manhattan, Eddie runs into Vernon (Johnny Whitworth), his ex-wife's brother, who he hasn't seen in more than nine years. While disheveled Eddie is reluctant for his failures to come to light, he acquiesces and goes for a drink to a nearby bar with the lively, insistent well-dressed Vernon.
(As an aside, it's a nice surprise to see Whitworth demonstrate his range, here, as a shady character. A regular on "CSI: Miami," Whitworth was so charmingly, adorably promising in 1995's "Empire Records" and "Bye-Bye Love," he should have a bigger film career.)
Eddie has a book deal, but hasn't written a page. He's obviously been at it awhile, as Vernon remarks questioningly if he's still "trying to be a writer." A one-time drug-dealer, Vernon claims to have found redemption in the form of a "legitimate" pharmaceutical rep. And it's Vernon who offers Eddie a clear (get it?) little pill to expand his mind. (The pills actually look like the little plastic dots that go on the corners of wall-mounted photo/painting frames to prevent scuffing.)
At any rate, there is always a proverbial piper to be paid. "Limitless'" Eddie Mora is far from an exception. After a supremely exhilarating and satisfying single dose, in which he crushes his writer's block, he wants more. He finds himself addicted after the initial "hit" and the allusions to crack cocaine don't end here. The film is, in large part, a none-too-subtle tale of drug addiction. However, the message, which, at several points, is as subtle as a sledgehammer, becomes muddled.
In effect, Eddie, and ultimately the film itself, presents a truly questionable message. Mora is the film's moral center, but he's far from an enlightened person. That's not to say that a fine film cannot be made with a potentially amoral or challenged character at the helm. Television certainly has found a way around it, with lead characters boldly living in a completely societal taboo universe, as several seasons of "Dexter" and "Big Love" can attest.
So ask yourself, if you could tap into the unused part of your brain, learn to speak other languages and play piano in a couple of days, if you were that smart, if you had a the ability to dissect the stock market and make millions, what would you do? Mora does not work towards a cure for cancer, AIDS or another epidemic. He doesn't strive to solve issues of poverty or tackle global social issues. Then again, maybe you wouldn't either. But maybe, just maybe, you would.
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