Limitless (2011) starring Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro. Eddie (Cooper) starts taking the new wonder drug NZT, which gives him incredible mental abilities. Only problems, of course, are side effects and ultimately severe, even fatal, withdrawal. The movie quickly veers off into untenable territory, with Russian mobsters forming the chief threat to Eddie and his girlfriend (Cornish). The ending is just a blatant cheat, in which everything we have learned about NZT turns out to be false. This film provides an exciting ride, but ultimately the writers aren't smart enough to make Eddie seem as incredibly smart as, allegedly, NZT makes him. Subtitles are available, as well as closed captions. Grade: C+
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