Limitless

Eddie is a writer who hasn't written anything and spends most of his time and money on drink. a.k.a a bum.

But all that is about to change when he runs into his ex-bro-in-law who offers him a drug called NZT. Not a very catchy name, admitedly, but it packs a pretty punch.

NZT enables the user to "access 100% of their brain" - i.e. it makes you pretty damn smart.

Now, before we go any further, let me make one thing perfectly clear:

"Drugs are bad, m'kay."

That said, if I were to ever be tempted by a drug (never have, never will), NZT would definately tick all the right boxes.

NZT takes a worthless bum like Eddie and turns him into someone so smart he can predict the stock market. Imagine what it would do to an Actuary with a PhD in statistics...

...anyway, back to the film...

After finally finishing off the book he never started, Eddie turns his new NZT powers to something really useful...

...driving around in fast cars, having sex and jumping into lakes...

...wait, what?

OK, even on NZT, Eddie is pretty easily distracted. Eventually though, he does realise that he may be able to set his sights a little higher and, hey presto, he starts predicting the stock market (for the record, not possible) and making his mega bucks.

But as his stash of NZT starts to run lower, he finally starts to investigate more about this weird little wonder drug...

...and discovers all other users are now either dead or dying...

Its a decent film, with enough going on throughout to keep the viewer entertained and worth a watch. Like with alot of films though, it does suffer from a major lack of common sense, with alot of things that are fairly obvious to the viewer still being completely missed by a character who is suppose to be bloody smart enough to predict the friggan stock market.

As a simple example, why would it take so bloody long to think... "hmmm... maybe I should try and figure out what this drug I've become completely dependent on actually is, whether or not its dangerous and what I should do when I start to run out..."

But still, decent film.