Limitless

Theatrical Release Date: 2009 (USA) / 2011 03 18 (USA)

UPC: 024543759430

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Adult Situations]

Summary: A struggling writer unlocks the full potential of his brain by taking a cutting-edge pharmaceutical, only to find that his newfound abilities have made him a target for some of the most greedy and dangerous men on the planet. Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) is an author without a novel. No matter how hard he tries, he just can't summon the inspiration to write a single word. That all changes when an old friend wanders back into Eddie's life, and opens his eyes to a powerful new drug called NZT. The moment Eddie takes NZT, his brain begins functioning at 100 percent, giving him the ability to quickly recall every event in his life down to the smallest detail, learn new languages in a flash, and harness the untapped power of complex mathematical equations. But when Eddie's supply of NZT runs out, the party is over. Of course, it doesn't take Eddie long to make a mint on Wall Street, and when he does, it draws the attention of Carl Van Loon (Robert De Niro), one of the world's most powerful and prominent businessmen. With Eddie's help, Carl plots to arbitrate a complex corporate merger that will shake the establishment to its very core. Just as the deal is about to be brokered, however, some dangerous characters discover Eddie's secret and come gunning for his dwindling supply of medicine. Now, if Eddie can just endure the debilitating side effects of NZT long enough to run for his life, he may just survive to see another day. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Science Fiction

Features: Includes both the theatrical version and unrated extended cut of the film in high definition
A Man Without Limits
Taking It to Limit: The making of Limitless
Audio commentary with director Neil Burger
Alternate ending

Limitless

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 07/19/2011

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 2.40:1

Audio: DHMA null, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 105 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: Spanish,French

Region: Blu-ray region A (North America, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia)

Perry Seibert

In an age where the greatest baseball players of their era are being kept out of the Hall of Fame for taking performance-enhancing drugs as millions of uninsured Americans struggle to pay for medications they need to live, Neil Burger's Limitless certainly has topicality on its side. The movie stars Bradley Cooper as Eddie Morra, a disheveled struggling writer scraping out a meager living in New York City while he procrastinates starting his novel, even though he's already spending the advance he's been given. After his girlfriend, Lindy (Abbie Cornish), dumps him for being so directionless, Eddie bumps into his ex-brother-in-law, Vernon (Johnny Whitworth), a shady drug dealer who gives Eddie a new pill. Turns out NZT, as it's called, fills Eddie with the capability to not only fulfill his potential, but it makes him smarter, more observant, and gives him encyclopedic recall of anything he's ever read or heard. He finishes his novel in one day, the publisher loves it, and now Eddie just needs more of the super-drug. That becomes problematic when Vernon is killed. Eddie finds the stash of NZT, and starts to turn his life around; however, he also begins to suffer seriously adverse side effects. On top of that, there's a ruthless Russian gangster on the hunt for the same drug. Limitless is absolutely fun to watch. It's got a pulpy energy -- you have little idea what's going to happen next -- and it's delivered with maximum gloss; commercials rarely look this slick. There's an undeniable kick watching Eddie rapidly master new skills, whether it's learning a foreign language, making a killing in the stock market, or seducing his landlord's girlfriend. Cooper is a smart choice to lead this project -- he's adept at projecting both cunning intelligence and lethal charm. He holds his own with Robert De Niro, who plays a billionaire businessman who considers hiring Eddie after the young man becomes a superstar in the financial world. While the surface levels of Limitless are highly enjoyable, there's something deeply cynical about the story being told, and it doesn't feel like the director recognizes the misanthropic darkness at Eddie's core. He's seduced by the drug's power, and there's early lip service paid to how NZT makes you capable of doing evil or unethical things you wouldn't otherwise do, but by the movie's conclusion there doesn't seem to be any grey area as far as how the audience is supposed to feel about him. There's a disconnect between the director and the script; the screenplay tries to keep these serious elements of the story in our consciousness -- especially in the character of Lindy -- yet the movie revels so much in our hero's successes that most people will leave the theater thinking he's a role model rather than a cautionary tale. Limitless is certainly a good time, but with a little more ambivalence it would have been a first-rate thriller. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Leslie Dixon  Producer 
Leslie Dixon  Screenwriter 
Scott Kroopf  Producer 
Tucker Tooley  Executive Producer 
Bradley Cooper  Executive Producer 
Neil Burger  Director 
Ryan Kavanaugh  Producer 
Jason Felts  Executive Producer 
Bradley Cooper  Actor 
Robert De Niro  Actor 
Abbie Cornish  Actor 
Andrew Howard  Actor 
Anna Friel  Actor 
Johnny Whitworth  Actor 
Tomas Arana  Actor 
Robert John Burke  Actor 
Darren Goldstein  Actor 
Ned Eisenberg  Actor 
T.V. Carpio  Actor 
Richard Bekins  Actor 
Patricia Kalember  Actor 
Cindy Katz  Actor 
Brian Anthony Wilson  Actor 
Rebecca Dayan  Actor 
Ann Marie Green  Actor 
Damali Mason  Actor 
Meg McCrossen  Actor 
Tom Bloom  Actor 
Nina Hodoruk  Actor 
Tom Teti  Actor 
Stephanie Humphrey  Actor 
Joe McCarthy  Actor 
Peter Pryor  Actor 
Daniel Breaker  Actor 
Chris McMullin  Actor 
Dave Droxler  Actor 
Lusina Quarleri  Actor 
Piper Brown  Actor 
Simon MacLean  Actor 
Saxon Palmer  Actor 
Stephen Sable  Actor 
Caroline Maria Winberg  Actor 
Damaris Lewis  Actor 
Martha Ann Talman  Actor 
Robert Bizik  Actor 
Hugh Douglas  Actor 
Howard Strong  Actor 
Arlette De Alba  Actor 
Eddie Fernandez  Actor 
Ray Siegle  Actor 
Nicholas Le Guern  Actor 
Richard Miller  Actor 
Violeta Silva  Actor 
Anna Parkinson  Actor 
Laurence Roscoe  Actor 

Country: USA