Limitless
Icarus transposed to New York, “Limitless” is a meditation on the hyperactive power and invincibility. A trip sometimes a little too scattered.
Eddie (Bradley Cooper) is a writer stuck for inspiration. His faculties when he reached the zenith of downing NZT. Using this drug, he easily climbed the social ladder, attracting the interest of the blow of a prominent businessman (Robert De Niro) … and individuals who do not want him as well.
“Limitless” looks like a monster with two heads devour each other continually. There is the noble entity that seeks to make a serious film exploring a theme often addressed in film: the dependence on illicit substances. A great dramatic potential of this apparent adaptation of Alan Glynn’s novel, which could be ranked alongside the “Requiem for a Dream” and “Trainspotting” in terms of outstanding success in this area.
Then there is the evil twin who is doing everything to maximize the value of “entertainment” without actually refine the human and the psychology of the characters. A demonic entity that multiplies the false trails and unnecessary litigation by creating artificial suspense punctuated with twists not always successful.
This confrontation between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde gives a work in halftone, which begins and ends in strength, but the progress is punctuated by numerous culverts. The whole is concealed under a staging vitamin Neil Burger (“The Illusionist”) who can offer a true visual and musical trip, playing with the color of its filters to personify the spirit of his hero. An achievement not yet avoids the excesses of all kinds.
The overall quality of interpretation is another value-added brightens as the script is no longer the road. Bradley Cooper finally gets a first major role and he does not disappoint in the shoes of a charismatic man. His stature is undeniable, and he does not swallow all round when in the presence of Robert De Niro has fortunately left his mask in the closet comedian. The many secondary characters are not sufficiently staffed and they look like mere pawns only when the plot becomes more complex.
Speaking to the senses more than the gray matter, “Limitless” is an odyssey superficial, but still pretty exciting on the back of Icarus who burns his wings by flying too near the sun. Faced with so many possibilities, humans still plays big, and how to lose (or gain) on exchange is offered here with a lot of common moral and a sense of humor as black as coffee without sugar and without milk. So the main character’s girlfriend, played by the talented Abbie Cornish, decided to break while the latter has neither money nor success. She changed her mind when the chance came again and still decides to stay with him knowing full well that it is not itself. Like what the end justifies the means and over again.
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