Limitless

Limitless (2015)
Cert. 15

Firstly - a little personal bugbear of mine... "What if you could use 100% of your brain, instead of just 20%..?" say they in this slightly sci-fi action film... Where did this myth originate? We already use 100% of our brains, all of us! If we only used 20% we'd all be in comas! It's how well we use our brains that is the question - the potential... So that aside, this was a fairly enjoyable film, if one just sits back and enjoys the ride, and as others have pointed out, ignores the fact that the hero also appears to be a selfish git. Instead of once unlocking his potential he sets about using his skills for the betterment of Mankind, he basically just wants to have a lot of sex, make an obscene amount of money, and of course, perfect and make more of the wonder drug. And as someone else said in a review I read on Lovefilm - it's a bit sickening if you stop and think about it. But maybe that's the point we're supposed to get from this, I dunno what the writers & directors aim was with this film. I doubt it was to make us stop and think about human excess and selfishness, but maybe it was... The film is well acted and the special effects are well done, if a little dizzying at times.

7/10