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Limitless is about a man named Eddie and a drug named NZT-48. Eddie is a writer, but he hasn’t written a single page of the book he’s working on. His girlfriend dumps him and he’s about to be evicted; things are not going his way. His luck changes big time when he runs into an old friend, Vernon, who’s a drug dealer. Vernon gives him a little pill that changes his life.
Screenplay
The whole concept of this movie revolves around a pill that increases its user’s brainpower. According to Eddie’s dealer friend Vernon, we only use about 20 percent of our brain, and NZT-48 allows a person to use the other 80 percent.
However, after running out of his stash, Eddie discovers that the withdrawals from NZT-48 are extreme, and he must find a way to replenish his stash, or his life will be ruined
I thought the idea was very interesting and well thought out, but nothing about the execution really stood out. The writing was fine, but not especially memorable. I didn’t give screenplay a higher score mainly because the ending contradicted the theme of the rest of the movie. Don’t get me wrong, I actually liked the ending, but it didn’t fit in with everything else.
Acting
Limitless leaves me with little to complain about in terms of acting, but I felt like it never really challenged the actors either. It’s pretty typical thriller fare.
Style
There are some outstanding camera effects when Eddie first takes NZT-48, as well as when he experiences withdrawals from the drug. Apart from some effects, the whole time I was watching the film I was thinking that the style of the movie felt exactly like a hybrid of the movies Crank and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
The motifs, music, and even the color scheme are extremely similar to other films. The style of this movie is excellent, but it’s clearly inspired by its peers.
Nevertheless, this category is about style, not originality, so these complaints did not affect the rating.
Originality
Limitless has a creative premise, but it borrows many elements from other movies. As aforementioned, the style of this movie mimics Crank and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, but so does the plot.
Every scene from Limitless that doesn’t involve drugs feels like it was taken directly from Wall Street. For example, Eddie is working for an investment company, there is a ton of tension between him and his mentor, his mentor tries to manipulate him, etc. The list goes on and on.
In addition to the similarities to other movies, it also has many clichés. Russian gangsters, greedy corporate executives, and seedy drug dealers are all recycled characters with little depth, and they represent the majority of roles in Limitless.
Message
The message of Limitless is, predictably, drugs are bad for you. The problem is that this theme is undermined throughout the entire movie. Despite the negative side effects, NZT-48 essentially gives Eddie a perfect life. This is quite a problem for a movie that discourages drug use.
Huevos Factor
Despite its numerous flaws, Limitless is definitely a worthwhile watch. The lack of originality does little to hurt the film’s appeal; it may imitate other movies, but at least it imitates good movies. The concept is first-rate, and it carries the movie even when the execution is imperfect.
Limitless is in theaters now.
Breakdown:
Screenplay
6.5 |
The whole concept of this movie revolves around a pill that increases its user’s brainpower. According to Eddie’s dealer friend Vernon, we only use about 20 percent of our brain, and NZT-48 allows a person to use the other 80 percent.
However, after running out of his stash, Eddie discovers that the withdrawals from NZT-48 are extreme, and he must find a way to replenish his stash, or his life will be ruined
I thought the idea was very interesting and well thought out, but nothing about the execution really stood out. The writing was fine, but not especially memorable. I didn’t give screenplay a higher score mainly because the ending contradicted the theme of the rest of the movie. Don’t get me wrong, I actually liked the ending, but it didn’t fit in with everything else.
Acting
7.0 |
Limitless leaves me with little to complain about in terms of acting, but I felt like it never really challenged the actors either. It’s pretty typical thriller fare.
Style
8.0 |
There are some outstanding camera effects when Eddie first takes NZT-48, as well as when he experiences withdrawals from the drug. Apart from some effects, the whole time I was watching the film I was thinking that the style of the movie felt exactly like a hybrid of the movies Crank and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
The motifs, music, and even the color scheme are extremely similar to other films. The style of this movie is excellent, but it’s clearly inspired by its peers.
Nevertheless, this category is about style, not originality, so these complaints did not affect the rating.
Originality
4.5 |
Limitless has a creative premise, but it borrows many elements from other movies. As aforementioned, the style of this movie mimics Crank and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, but so does the plot.
Every scene from Limitless that doesn’t involve drugs feels like it was taken directly from Wall Street. For example, Eddie is working for an investment company, there is a ton of tension between him and his mentor, his mentor tries to manipulate him, etc. The list goes on and on.
In addition to the similarities to other movies, it also has many clichés. Russian gangsters, greedy corporate executives, and seedy drug dealers are all recycled characters with little depth, and they represent the majority of roles in Limitless.
Message
2.0 |
The message of Limitless is, predictably, drugs are bad for you. The problem is that this theme is undermined throughout the entire movie. Despite the negative side effects, NZT-48 essentially gives Eddie a perfect life. This is quite a problem for a movie that discourages drug use.
Huevos Factor
8.5 |
Despite its numerous flaws, Limitless is definitely a worthwhile watch. The lack of originality does little to hurt the film’s appeal; it may imitate other movies, but at least it imitates good movies. The concept is first-rate, and it carries the movie even when the execution is imperfect.
Limitless is in theaters now.
Breakdown:
| Screenplay | 6.5 |
| Acting | 7.0 |
| Style | 8.0 |
| Originality | 4.5 |
| Message | 2.0 |
| Huevos Factor | 8.5 |
| Overall | 6.3 |
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1 comments:
I'd love to help you upgrade the message a bit.
At least the part about the science behind a possible NZT-48.
We experimented with more than a thousand different variants of combined elements (aka a nootropic stack) before the realization that there is no way to make a "one size fits all" product that replicates the neural and physical performance of NZT-48.
So instead, we created a stack of 19-22 different nootropics and colinates, finding various ways to amplify them based on feedback from our clients.
The results have been very positive: Less than .1% are non-responders (they feel no effect, or negligible effects). A very high reorder rate. And some valuable feedback from experienced nootropic users.
If you look deeper into the second and third order variants of Piracetam (Aniracetam, Oxiracetam and Pramiracetam), you find dramatically different neurological response (eg the depression sometimes seen in Piracetam becomes aggression in Pramiracetam, and near elation in Oxiracetam).
Once you have a basic understanding of the biochemistry behind who's taking the nootropics, you can fairly reliably tweak the formula to gain a more dependable result.
http://www.WebNutrients.com is where we begin. You can see the majority of the elements on the Formula page (subject to change, of course). But in now thousands of doses taken weekly, we've seen significant results, and overall very positive feedback (the bonus being watching clients get off more toxic drugs, or addictive opiates, and achieve a better overall experience.
Questions and feedback are encouraged.
Mark Alan Effinger
CEO - WebNutrients
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