imdb storyline -
An action-thriller about a writer who takes an experimental drug that allows him to use 100 percent of his mind. As one man evolves into the perfect version of himself, forces more corrupt than he can imagine mark him for assassination. Out-of-work writer Eddie Morra's (Cooper) rejection by girlfriend Lindy (Abbie Cornish) confirms his belief that he has zero future. That all vanishes the day an old friend introduces Eddie to NZT, a designer pharmaceutical that makes him laser focused and more confident than any man alive. Now on an NZT-fueled odyssey, everything Eddie's read, heard or seen is instantly organized and available to him. As the former nobody rises to the top of the financial world, he draws the attention of business mogul Carl Van Loon (De Niro), who sees this enhanced version of Eddie as the tool to make billions. But brutal side effects jeopardize his meteoric ascent. With a dwindling stash and hit men who will eliminate him to get the NZT.
imdb user review -
The bottom line, See this movie. Why you ask? The story line isn't the best I have seen this year (check out "King's Speech" to see my comparison) but the concept that the movie is based on is something that hits deep in the human psyche. Ultimate power, intelligence and the ability to do whatever you want. As the movie title says, a world where you are "Limitless".
I felt the film started off a bit slow but stick out the first few minutes and you'll be glad you stayed. The rest of the movie's fast paced story line sucks you in to the very end.
I only wish that the movie had been longer. At just over 100 minutes I felt that the movie could have afforded to spend more time on character development. They do a good job of getting you into the main Eddie Morra's (Bradley Cooper) head, which, overall I think was primarily what sucked me in. However, I felt the film could have afforded to spend more time on giving the viewer a deeper insight into the relationship between the two main characters, Eddie Morra and Carl Van Loon (Robert De Niro).
In the end I left the theater feeling that the movie was well worth my time to see, it met all of my expectations and, while short and lacking some depth, was overall entertaining and had me wishing that the story was real.
Edward "Eddie" Morra (Bradley Cooper) is a writer who lives in New York City and has recently been dumped by his girlfriend Lindy (Abbie Cornish) in addition to failing to meet the deadline to turn in his new book, which he hasn't started yet. One day, Eddie comes across Vernon Gant (Johnny Whitworth), the brother of his ex-wife, Melissa Gant (Anna Friel). Vernon is a drug dealer, and he offers Eddie a sample of a new nootropic drug, NZT-48, claiming it has the ability for humans to access 100% of the brain's power, as opposed to the normal 20%. Eddie accepts, and, much to his surprise, the drug does indeed work, allowing him to finish his book.
Eddie asks Vernon for more of the drug, and Vernon agrees, after Eddie runs a few errands for him. When Eddie returns to Vernon's apartment, he finds Vernon murdered and promptly calls the police. He quickly deduces that Vernon was probably killed by someone who wanted his stash of NZT, and he searches Vernon's apartment for it. He finds the stash of NZT and a wad of cash and uses it to turn his life around. He abandons his writing career and starts trading stocks, borrowing capital from a Russian thug, Gennady. Eddie becomes rich at an incredibly fast pace and is soon employed by the powerful businessman Carl Van Loon (Robert DeNiro). Eddie also gets back together with Lindy. Meanwhile, he feels that he is being followed by a man in a tan coat (Tomas Arana). He also starts using more and more NZT, causing side effects to occur: lost time, frenetic activity, and heart palpitations.
Eddie fails to accomplish a task assigned to him by Van Loon because of an NZT hangover, and fears he might even have killed a woman during some lost time. He is contacted by his ex-wife Melissa and learns that she had been an NZT addict and that withdrawal from the drug causes major health and mental problems, possibly resulting in death. She warns Eddie to taper off the NZT before it's too late. When Gennady comes calling, he tries one of Eddie's pills. Gennady quickly realises the drug's effects and threatens Eddie until he agrees to give him more NZT, which Eddie supplies.
Despite Melissa's warnings, Eddie manages his consumption of the drug down to an acceptable level, and uses his fortune to hire a scientist to work on reverse engineering NZT, a process that could take years. He assists Carl again, this time on a big company merger deal with a rival businessman. Before the deal can take place, the rival falls ill, and Eddie understands that this illness must be due to withdrawal from NZT. Noticing the man in the tan coat working with the rival, he realizes the man's true mission—to steal Eddie's stash of NZT for his boss. Before the deal can take place, the stash is successfully stolen not by the man but by Eddie's lawyer, Brandt, who happens to also be working for the rival. Seeing no way out and desperate for more NZT, he returns home to find he has been followed by Gennady, but manages to kill him and his two thugs with intelligence gained from what he believes to be the last of the NZT—drank directly from Gennady's bloodstream. Later that night, Carl's business rival dies, and Eddie agrees to work with the man in the tan coat to retrieve his stolen NZT stashed away at Brandt's mansion.
One year later, Eddie's book has been published (titled Illuminating the Dark Fields—a reference to the novel on which the film is based), and Eddie is running for the United States Senate. In the midst of his campaign, Carl approaches Eddie with the revelation that he bought the company that secretly makes NZT and the back room NZT lab Eddie was financing has been shut down. Carl offers him an unlimited supply of NZT (admitting that they both know he is headed for Presidency); however, Eddie must use his political position to push Carl's agenda in return. Eddie refuses the offer, informing Carl that he no longer needs the drug. His prolonged use, plus a modified version by his private scientist has allowed him to come off of the drug. He also suggests that the drug may have permanently enhanced his brain. In the film's last scene, Eddie is eating lunch with Lindy, conversing with the waiter in Mandarin Chinese, and it is left ambiguous as to whether or not he is actually off of NZT-48.
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