Limitless (2011) Review

What movie's entire plot is based off a very specific idea? The answer is: lots of them. In fact, there are too many to count. Plenty of them are science fiction. I'm not sure Limitless qualifies as Sci-Fi, but IMDB says it is, so why not? The idea in Limitless is that a drug called NZT exists and it lets you access one-hundred percent of your mind. It was a good movie, but it could have been done better. A similar idea, in the film Lucy (2014); a girl gets chemicals in her stomach and accesses 100% of her mind, was far too ridiculous and extremely weird to be a good movie. Limitless, however is an intelligent, fantastic view of Eddie Morra's mind. We get to see him move up the ranks, make tons of money and enjoy himself. Also, his life of crime and his neediness of the drug make the story even more interesting. The cast is great: Bradley Cooper has one of his best performances, and DeNiro is just as good as the hateable villain (?). But there are a few more things to would have liked to see. He could have done more with his increased intelligence, and I would have liked to see what happened in the year before his book came out. It's a fun, interesting, story that's lacks in a few ways.
Movie Rating: B+